I am really puzzled by this. Stobart has a fully operational "back office" for the EI-branded flights, so unless the BE-branded lfights were operated in some sort of joint company and not just, as it appeared all the time, under a common brand, stopping operations at a time when almost the whole domestic market is up for grabs and others are quickly moving in to benefit from this, is a somewhat strange business move. Particularly as most routes had little to do with BE's core network and should easily survive on a stand-alone basis.