The closure of the base at LBA caused much bad feeling in the airline at the time, feelings that still bubble under the surface even now. This meant that the aircraft operating the route would originate from BHD, and the timings therefore do not work very well for the travelling business community. In their eyes the early morning service needs to originate from LBA, which would have the knock-on effect of a properly timed evening service back to LBA. However, with no LBA base, the airline cannot satisfy the business community's requirements, but the load factors are still generally very good despite this.