Its pretty obvious who the culprits are in all this.
The rules are straightforward but its BAA who always cry foul. Look around and see who owns the aiports who are getting the new services, Newcastle, Leeds/Bradford, Bournemouth, even Coventry. Not one BAA owned airport has had an LCA open a base there for years. Pull your finger out Scottish Airports plc, (BAA), just think of all those punters paying top dollar in your overpriced retailers, surely you can give easy et al a fair go? Scotland is crying out for these services, if they are not careful PIK will take their business.