What a shame BE have made that discission, although most of us could see it coming, I still believe that FR would fill the void quite nicely, they've added extra DUB with the closure of the CWL route, and added SNN & GRO recently, they have no bases in the south west at all, so surely it would make good business sense, I imagine the airport is a bit worried with regards to making BRS seem like just a LOCO hub, but hey beggars can't be choosers, get FR in now, fill these lost BA routes, plenty of crew available to work in the area, and give EZY a run for their money.
With the BRS marketing team being as good as they are I cant see the airport being without these routes for very long.