KLM seem to be operating into most UK regional airports and have been able to continue to do so and protect their rights on these routes thanks to government bailouts or Government ownership (AF) whilst UK gov just left things to rot. I really hope that the new Flybe manages to take the fight back to these near Europe competitors and finds a way to take on their higher cost base fuel guzzling old jets and mainline contract crews with a much leaner high frequency model.
KLM and the companies now part of KLC were operating into most of their regional destinations before BE were thought of. Most flights are on relatively new EMB's - hardly 'fuel guzzling old jets'. Most of BE's flying to AMS and CDG was AF/KL code shares.
owned by an American Venture capital company, so where will any profits go?