And why are there less passengers now??? Because the routes aren't there
I know you're only fifteen but if it were that simple any old numpty could run an airline. There are less passengers because the route was withdrawn and no one felt it worthwhile to pick up. If you think there's a gap in the market that no one else has seen and it's really that simple then you need to form an airline. Consider, Scotland is also losing it's GLA/EDI-CPH service, a route SAS flew for decades before handing over to Midland. bmi Regional are closing it, as the market just won't support it anymore. Travel patterns change, Birmingham used to have an extensive European network supported by BA, that's all gone now and not all routes were taken up by others.