17 pax is at least better than the 14 that the Flybe D8-4 from CDG-CWL had on when it diverted in to LGW with smoke!
The BRU numbers have always been slow in Summer as our MEP and their hangers-on take 3 months+ off to spend their ill-gotten gains in their summer houses around Europe.
It will be interesting to see what DLH does with these routes as it now owns SN Brussels airline, in many ways it ought to make sense for bmir to base its BRU flights from Brussels, Europe is an hour ahead so leaving BRU at 07:00 local you would be into say LBA at 07:00 local and a 25 min should have you back into BRU 09:25. it would get you at least an extra sector a day because FTL are based on local time.
At least our BBQ Summer (joke) seems to be helping baby with nealy 300 pax each way out to AGP on many days this past few weeks.