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[I'm assuming Flybe then took over this route which prompted T3 to withdraw?/QUOTE]
Actually, for much of T3's previous stint on NCL-SOU, they competed with Flybe, who began their services over the route in autumn 2004 - so the route then sustained two operators for 5+ years.
Actually,
Before Eastern, there was an outfit called European Airways, based in NCL, who operated two J31's. After them came Eastern (although there might have been a bit of an overlap) on the Saab. IIRC it grew to 2 or 3 flights on somedays. Then along came Flybe and trashed the fares, so Eastern pulled off. Flybe then reduced the flights per day for a bit, and have only recently upped the frequency to 3 or 4.