My comments and questions were not aimed at NQY in general.
IF BE did drop out of the LGW routes im fairly confident that an airline will step into the LGW-NQY route which normally shifts in excess of 100,000 per year and at one stage many more with 3 airlines on the route.
EZY are starting SEN & LPL seasonally to NQY so I bet that they would add year round LGW if BE pulls out of LGW
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