I agree it's too early to be glum, although summer 2024 could be better, will 2025 see the airport back in the 'running' ?
That's very much up to 'use it or lose it'.
Local advertising for what SOU Airport has to offer needs to improve drastically in all areas, and in all mediums of exposure, as does SOU's website.
Both KLM via AMS, and Aer Lingus via DUB offer fantastic Worldwide Interline flight connections, and in DUB you can pre-clear US Customs and Immigration which is a Godsend.
I cannot comment on Eastern Airways recently taking on the Paris–Charles de Gaulle route, except that the timings look pretty naff.
Eastern Airways said that the move will allow for expanded world-wide connectivity through the carrier’s Interline agreement with the Air France-KLM Skyteam Group
(not with those timings it won't)
If Easyjet do not get results this summer then they either won't expand, or worse case they won't be back for Summer 2025.
Jet2 Holidays are currently swamping 'Fly from Bournemouth' to the Public and to the Travel Agents, with Agency roadshows and daily airing peak time TV Ads and on local radio.
Jess Glynne is catchy, Jet2 Holidays are great, their chicken Tikka Masalas are amazing, good vibe, cheap flights friendly crews, they still playing Jess Glynne,
but why?....LOL