If Flybe disappears, Eastern and Loganair will need to rethink their marketing and distribution, but they are already taking the commercial risk on their routes.
But surely there is a reason that airlines such as this join the franchise, so maybe it isn't so simple,,,
other than that they don't provide any particular service which couldn't be replicated by someone else
Such as? where's the scale that BE has?
There is - it's called a car or a railway - or even a boat..................
Car or trains aren't alternatives on routes like NCL-EXT - they're punishments...