cptcoxie,
I would beg to differ. It is true that the demand in the winter months is much lower than in the summer, but you can't really compare the low cost services by Flybe with the traditional fare structure of Aurigny. Passengers who would fly BOH to JER are attracted to SOU due to the ticket price.
If TOM were to bring in a loco service as you suggest in another thread, then loads would be healthy from BOH.
Rockhopper hasn't followed Aurigny into BOH. It's the other way around. Rockhopper started services in January 2002, Aurigny started in March 2004.
Rockhoppers Alderney route continues to grow from BOH and last year nearly carried 9,000 pax an increase of around 8%. Remember that Rockhopper are not a loco operation and only use maximum 15 seat trislanders on all routes.
It will be interesting to see who wins out on the Alderney - Southampton route when Rockhopper starts its services.