if Flybe could find a way to run a jet LHR - ABZ and got their pricing right vis a vis BA......
Trying to compete with a bus (gate closes 20 minutes earlier) a turboprop (add 30 minutes) and tiny overhead bins (wait for your carry on at the other end, another 20 minutes) is not going to get the average oil man on your side.
But most of us would love a viable alternative to the worlds favourite airline.