To be fair stoneybridge, I have it on pretty good authority that LPL are
currently in talks to start a further 8 routes next year
LPL talking to NAX, well, one would hope so! Is it likely? As has been pointed out (but seems to be continently overlooked by the LPL supporters, seems to be a knack for that) is that LPL has 1 route, at 2 weekly from October (3 weekly only operates for a few months). Foundations for a base? Hardly.
despite the loads not being amazing (they never expected them to be on the
copenhagen route)
So, let me get this straight, you are trying to convince us that an airline started a route and expected it to perform poorly, and with the word never thrown in, obviously had no forecast to improve? And with 'expected' poor performance you still expect a base? Erm, ok?
NAS are also talking to Manchester by all accounts.
Again, one would hope so! But, at the end of the day, depends who is more desperate, Liverpool certainly needs NAX more than Manchester does.