Fuerteventura and Varna have indeed been announced and then not taken up in the end. I have always doubted Fuerteventura, but was always sure Varna would be a hit, with Bourgas getting twice weekly flights.
Plovdiv was great news, but the flight is twinned with Newcastle, Via NCL out the outbound. Still a weekly shared ski flight is better than nothing. Antalya is a slight help, however there was no news article on the HUY website, and it is only a month long series.
I agree that Flybe. would be the best option for Humberside, something along the lines of:
Aberdeen daily Q400
Edinburgh daily Q400
Glasgow daily Q400
Belfast BHD daily Q400
Dublin daily Q400
London LGW 2xdaily Q400
Jersey 2xweekly Q400
Amsterdam daily Q400
Paris CDG daily Q400
Alicante 146
Malaga 146
Palma 146
Faro 146
Alternatively, EUjet with an F100 could try Dublin, Jersey, Amsterdam, Malaga, Palma, Alicante, Faro, Barcelona and Prague.
I don't think there is anyone planning to compete on the HUY-ABZ run, but if anything, I would expect Flybe.
The Heraklion is in as Viking again, MD83.
I know Astraeus operate a lot of one off Santa and day trip flights from HUY, mainly with MAN based 737-700s.
Maybe DSA is getting Flybe.?
Both the ABZ and AMS options from HUY offer day returns, they always have done!
I do not believe that even with Flybe on the NWI-AMS or even HUY-AMS routes, that KLM would suffer too badly. They have a very loyal and trusting customer base, and take a look at the likes of Jet2 at LBA or Easyjet at BRS, KLM are still operating profitably, even with the intervening of low cost carriers on the LBA and BRS-AMS routes respectively. KLM provide excellent connections through AMS, and have shown more commitment to the UK regional market than most.
regards
Mike