Could actually make some sense, Mr Oakworth. Arrange the slots so there's no conflict. Try to move some of the freight to allow for more pax flights at BHX. Save the money of building a second runway at BHX, and the uproar of residents in that vicinity.
It was of course talked about in detail at the Public Enquiry (the Inspector's notes are readily available online), that BHX were interested in buying CVT and still using the 980,000 passenger limit.