Nigel
Andrew am confused, you start off taking a swipe at those talking of possible planned routes... then mention the new AF airline Hop might look at BHX from Lyon, Toulouse..that not a wish list too ??
Not quite the same and perhaps I didn't phrase very carefully! What I was conjecting is that Hop! might think about muscling in on the route, which clearly won't sustain 2 carriers, let alone three. With their deep (French government) pockets they would be able to sustain the losses longer than either BMIR or FlyBe - who for financial reasons would almost certainly blink first.
The last thing I would wish for is a third carrier on BHX-LYS!