Do you really think RE will operate LDY/MAN/EDI? The reason I ask is that there is a silly game being played out in the air with relation to Irish aviation, a game that has no real logic to you or me. This game is where FR chase and smoke out all Irish airlines for some strange reason. What the outcome would be, RE would announce these routes, the next day FR would announce LDY to EDI and MAN for 25p return. Once RE vacate then FR would run the service down. Unless LDY airport were to step in and say no to FR, which they cannot do as 80% of its schedules passengers are probably carried by FR. If it were not for this silly game then I would probably say that RE would suit LDY very well. That's just my thoughts on it all IMO.