Flybe competed with them on the NQY-LGW only. If an airline cannot make all of their other routes profitable the problem expands far beyond a little bit of competition. NQY/PLY - MAN, GCI, JER, LBA, BRS, GLA, NCL, LCY & CWL (stopped pretty soon), ABZ?
I think it is an easy option to blame BE, those that have are hardly fans if you read their other posts. The fact is that Air Southwest, a good little airline, simply could not make it work any longer probably due to a number of factors - some that even the sharpest posters in this forum may not be aware of.
ASW was a good airline and I was very impressed with the staff when I used them. Hope everyone is able to find work with an alternative airline soon.
Will the Dash 8s be absorbed in to the Eastern fleet?