we at BMA handed over and handled the LHR-NQY route and the HP Herald to Brymon to op the services - they did OK
afaik
got a Dash 7 on eventually.
2/3 flights a day i think. 50 seats
plus they did PLYM from LGW with the Twotter and from LHR at times too
and at BMA Tees side was our flagship route for many years on domestics
5 rotations a day
also i publicly am giving myself a small pat on the back -
Last Weds night when Dawlish was destroyed i tweeted BA and FGW and Dept of Transport to say good idea to charter some a/c for the NQY route and lay on some buses to ensure connection - lo and behold DoT asked Flybe to double their LGW schedules the next day - and Western Greyhound local buses will lay on more buses from NQY airport.
Sunday i tweeted to Cornwall council, the Chancellor, NQY airport and #openforbusiness suggesting APD and NQY development fee be waived temporarily during the rail crisis - lo and behold they all agreed the next day -
i got a thank you tweet from the Cornwall chamber of commerce chairman
it may not have been all me they listened to but i passionately felt that someone should do something during this awful time for the West Country