Air Southwest
NCLEFLIGHTS - Well said WOW is a well set up airline and they provide and excellent service to pax. A few, much larger, airlines could certainly learn from them.
GINGA WORM - Air Wales ceased ops due to much more complicated reasons than load factors to Plymouth to suggest this as the reason for the demise of the airline is simply crazy.
To also suggest that a 8 hours on a train is a walk in the park is also slightly crazy especially if your a time concious business man/women. Given the option of 8 hours on a overcrowded dirty train or less than a couple on a plane - well it aint rocked science which one your going to choose.
Given the pax figures on the Newquay - Durham Tees Valley route when baby operated it then Newcastle - Newquay should prove a success. That is of course unless you have evidence to the contary ginga worm.