Stobart
As mentioned above, should we be worried that as a Stobart run airport, Stobart Air decided to fly from another Stobart owned airport to Newcastle? I believe when Stobart were announced as the partner, the inference was that as they owned Southend Airport too, that could be a route that was possible. I am not saying it would ever have been a successful route but surely it does not really inspire confidence in the airport.
Or were Flybe starting the Newcastle route before Loganair did?