bobleeds - what has Piers6 post got to do with me? I didn't comment on it.
Since you did though I'd expand my observation regarding the person who worked in the Heathrow office and not surprisingly thought a Heathrow service was a good idea. Heathrow is good only for domestic journeys to west London and the immediate hinterland. Elsewhere it's the option for only those who enjoy purgatory.
I think many of you are in a fantasy land that any operator will step in. BMI withdrew to use the slots on something more valuable.
Which current slot owning operator is going to swap which less valuable route to serve Leeds?