samj
I think Jet2 is about as good as it got for BPL in recent times, can't see improvements anytime soon. Does anyone remember when ZB attempted to start a service in 2005 from Blackpool to Malaga? Don't think it lasted very long. Thomson/Britannia also used to run a weekly charter during the Winter from Blackpool to Tenerife, does anyone have more info on both of these?
This was 2006. I flew with Monarch that year to Malaga (Not sure about 2005) - In late summer they said they where pulling out. I don't think it was load factor, it was Jet2 saying they were adding Malaga as a new route from summer 2007 - In fact ZB did not finish the season they left and pax had to finish 2006 flying from MAN. In short LS scared them off.
At that time (2006) FR was flying Girona/Dublin and I think STN. The airport was buzzing 2006/07 until LS left because of the ADF.