I must assume it came from the slot co-ordinators at the respective airports. It might just be a bet-hedging excercise.
Whippersnapper, I think any discussion of "expansion" is a little premature until there is something to expand. Glad you're still being paid though. Any word on what has happened to the pilots?
Lite, reasonably sized towns will not be able to supply sufficient passengers to fill the flights listed, bearing in mind that all these services are available from various London Airports.