Vasto
Thanks for info and clarification re stand 7. I hope I didn't sound as if I was doubting redfield because he obviously knows what he is talking about in this area. I presume redfield is a he. If not, many apologies.
terrier,
There was an item on BBC Points West local television news this evening re the CO service by the local BBC trade and industry reporter.
He came up with a minimum annual figure of 75,000 passengers needed to make the service pay. Doesn't the proportion of business/firsts seats sold make a difference though, as WATABENCH alluded to earlier?
75,000 annual pax would give a monthly average of 6250, or just over 100 pax per flight. The other CO UK regional flights to EWR seem to average much higher loads than this.
Re the new stands mooted in the BIA Statement, you might have to get a bike because that's what it says.