Flybe wont easily pack in the Manchester route, the codeshares with EK, VS and AF are a big money maker for the airline, same for Birmingham and Gatwick.
I agree WW will blink before the mighty flybe but when you claim that the above is a big money maker, are you assuming or do you have inside knowledge. The reason I ask I was on the last BMI GLA-LHR run last Saturday and it was a codeshare with every STAR ALLIANCE carrier worth mentioning but still lost millions..... I am wondering if we're all chanting the same mantra and it turns out we're all...er wrong.