I understand what you are saying about the likes of MAN and BHX not wanting to entertain low cost carriers when there is a demand for 'full service' carriers from these airports. However, would you not agree that the low cost carriers have made such an impact, in the UK especially, that whichever airports they fly from suddenly attract passengers from further afield than their expected catchment areas. If these carriers continue to expand in such a successful manner (I don't think it's going to slow down just yet), then BHX will feel the pinch from GO at EMA and the traditional airlines at BHX will have their work cut out. A similar thing to easyJet at LPL v's MAN. Not many airlines can afford to keep a route that isn't pulling its weight these days. If GO do things properly at EMA by way of routes and marketing, then I don't think that BD or BA will be able to deny suffering as a result of GO's presence.
How long until there is a real low cost longhaul carrier in the UK again?