Yes the Excel B747-300 was on another troop flight, here are the approx times
Thu: a0900 d1100 BZZ/Gulf
Fri: a0830 d1000 Gulf/BZZ
bmi to SOU would be good but I can't see it happening really. One possibility for a new route would be Wizz from somewhere in Eastern Europe, or SkyEurope, presuming neither of these decide to go to NCL any time soon. Wizz have a strong partnership with Peel though, as they serve I believe 6 routes from LPL and just started to DSA as well.
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