....the press article stated that Flybe were in talks to acquire slots from another airline. It was suggested that it might be Jet2.
How true that is might be open to conjecture.
I would have thought the route is unlikely to disappear quickly - if at all.
The 737 is bound to remain in NCL to operate the mail flights. It is surely too close to the summer 08 season to launch an alternative route so why would they give up the LGW and potentially leave the 737 sitting around doing nothing??? If it is to go, I can't see it before the winter season.