LOL
the point that’s missing here is that Flybe operated 78 seat Q400 on ALC for example so fares need to be double or they’d loose money completely. Plus I think you could operate a Q400 from pretty much any airstrip in the U.K. and get an 80% load factor... even competing with FR. A bigger aircraft then suddenly things look a lot more risky from SOU with its current weight limits. Unless of course the runway is extended...