At present Jersey is the top performing short haul route bar a couple of LHR routes (GVA and CDG) spring to mind in terms of volume. It is also the biggest route at LGW in terms of Club Europe pax by a mile. The reduction in numbers in the Club cabin was partly due to an agreement between ops and rev man to peg the max divider at 30 due to the short flying time and the need for additional crew which offset the revenue gained.
We have consistantly grown the market share at the expense of BE and the load factor is also up vly (although admittedly this is partly due to the decrease in capacity). These figures are freely distributed between all carriers between here and London and are there for all to see.
There is catagorically no intention to hand over the route to BE at any time in the forseeable future.
It is correct that JER will recieve a mix of 735's and busses over the coming winter, which will increase to 90% Bus by the start of next summer.