Their LGW route diluted the LPL numbers so a MAN service would likely dilute them to the point where neither could be worth doing.
Besides, if they saw Flybe off the Island, which a MAN would probably do, then what use would a once a day service be for business traffic? With only LCY available for any day returns, then we could see a return to a Fishing/Farming only economy, mass unemployment as the Banks decamp and house prices tumbling.....
Careful what you wish for folks, the Island simply cannot sustain both operators long term and either you get frequency and business links OR once a day flights, and prices steadily rising back to what BE charge.
Can't have it both ways!
Fog? Crosswinds over 24kts? That'll be NO flights a day then.
And if EZ have the Island to themselves, I wonder just how long they'll accept paying any landing fees at all......That's not a Loco weakness either.
If the Airport is losing money now, how much will it cost to service three daily A319s paying nothing to land?
Enjoy the choice this summer. Doubt we'll have it this good much longer.