Speaking of the New York flights, I heard a rumour from a well-placed source that most of those flights left LBA with every intention of routing via Gander, with the fuel and weight at departure not permitting direct routing to Newark.
Can someone on the inside blow this rumour out of the water? I'm normally pro Jet2 so I'm not mischief-making, but this source is generally pretty good, albethey not an insider.