LM jumped on the Jersey to fly the aircraft. 50% load factors roughly. It's not ideal but having an aircraft sat on the ground doing nothing is a sure way to make a loss.
So who on here knows the yield on the route?
Secondly it's fairly obvious the LM are returning their aircraft to previously flown route pre Covid that they stopped.
Jersey was one of the few location that was accessible to an extent, next summer more European destinations will be open too.
I think alot on this thread need to realise that we are still in unusual times and as others have said you can't compare!
Most also conveniently forget that MME is not just about pax but so much more.