MOR, sitting up here in the cold grey north east at the moment could you please explain my mindset to me?
If by mindset you mean a fairly limited catchment area with a relatively static population you could have something. If you mean that apart from the London destinations (mixed Business / Leisure) and Dublin (Leisure) that routes likely to survive are those that can attract business traffic you could have something too.
The extended choice of med type holiday destinations due to more flexible airport opening hours will probably attract a few more punters to launch off on their hols from here.
Not sure how the mindset comes into it, do please enlighten me.