All seems very strange that BMI who allegedly wanted to run this service could not because other airlines were reserving slots for flights to destinations that they had not even applied for. Surly an actual route takes precedent over no route at all? I find it hard to believe that the owners of Luton Airport would let this happen.
Also I would have thought that BMI would have had a departure between 06:00 and 07:00 so the returning flight still came in early so that inbound passengers could have a full business day in the UK.
Another thing, what is the point of having an ACL planner that gives out wrong information?