The carrier's decision was more to do with a lack of patronage - "use it or lose it".
Bollocks... from what I have heard the local population have used it (good loads)... yet they will still loose it! Those comments are a bit puzzling since I have heard nothing but positive comments from the Globespan guys that I know. They were saying the loads were good and they were looking forward to an encouraging winter season. I hope the BAA have not killed off any chances of a aircraft being based over the summer next year! Also spare a thought for the ABZ Globespan crewmembers that actually live in ABZ - they now have the prospect of commuting to EDI to look forward to. Driving back to Aberdeen after an Edinburgh - Sharm el Sheikh - Edinburgh is bound to give you nightmares!!!
Also points to 20+ new routes over the past 2yrs, with help from the BAA route development fund.
Mmmm how many of these 20+ new routes are
still operating?
Lets start with those that have or are being axed....
1 Amsterdam • bmi regional
2 Brussels • bmi regional
3 Blackpool • Jetstream Express
4 Liverpool • Ryanair
5 Cardiff & Liverpool • Air Wales
6 Malaga • Monarch
Surely there must be more????
Bit worrying to see that the MD is clearly not armed with the facts - or perhaps he is scared to admit the facts!