Jamie, my sister flew LDY to FAO, and she reported that two rows of seats were closed off. Believe it or not, I've also seen rows closed off on fully booked LDY-BHX flights. It always makes me wonder how the crew on board aren't aware of the fact 189 seats have been sold. Consternation normally ensues when the last twelve pax realise there are no seats for them, only for the cabin crew to open the closed rows.
Anyway, NC, if it is true BE only require twelve pax to make a profit, then they're doing alright on the route. I would prefer to see pax numbers in the 40s, though if you think back to when Eirjet operated into Ballykelly on the LPL-LDY route by accident years ago, there were only 30 something pax on board. Now look at the route.