GroupCaptain, thanks for the input.
I hope the flyglobespan services are a success, though twice a week might not be too useful for business travellers.
What is it in Ryanair's current thinking that dictates Scotland - Italy is too long a sector?
My understanding is the lowfarejet service was scheduled to start recently but has been postponed til around March? Is it still a possible goer or has it been cancelled completely? Would be a useful one for the squaddies - though by then they might all be in sunnier climes!
Another thought that occured since my first posting is that if Easyjet do take up the Deutsche BA option, they might want to join a few dots into Germany. Edinburgh - Frankfurt would presumably be of interest to the financial community?
Also, do Air Berlin have any more expansion plans for the UK?
Thanks again for the comments.