So you would all rather have your international long awaited trip to Austrailia cancelled with no other option or alternative, rather than a wee jolly down to London for the weekend....that you could easily fly BMI with ( as you all suddenly appear fans ) or take the train. These are exceptional circumstances particularly for the south east which require rationalisation and prioritisation particularly for an airline (unlike BMI) with a huge demanding international network. Your priorities are obviously different... The point about BMI maintaining services has certainly not been "missed", but they are completely different operation overall and therefore cant really be compared. Its been discusses time and time again. Everyone welcome to their view though.