MANFOD "I do wonder if MAN has rather neglected flybe for flights to some European destinations. The airline is seemingly focused on BHX, increasing capacity to MXP, HAJ and STR, and promising new routes from there"
I have nothing against MAN and fly from there at least a couple of times year. However, this is a sensible move by BE. There are far more un-served European routes up for grabs from BHX than from MAN. For example, although operated in the past, there is now no BHX-LIS yet MAN now has two carriers on this route......MAN has a host of routes announced for Summer '14 yet there are many on this thread who still don't think that's enough - all BHX has to show for route development in S14 is ATH and HRG. FR and now ZB seemingly have stagnated at BHX yet they grow at MAN and there is no LS base either. So I for one am happy that for once an airline has seen opportunity for growth at BHX above MAN!