Personally I think Liverpool was always the second best option for FlyBe.
They applied for numerous services Ex Manchester last year but could not get them as there were no slots availble. Man'' now has a number of prime slots available so they switched back !
Bigger catchment area and better connections...
Having been given the opportunity JLA should really have grabbed it with both hands... !
MAN will always play second fiddle to LHR and JLA will always suffer with MAN.