In terms of new routes, the airport are currently pushing specifically for new links to Copenhagen, Zurich, Frankfurt, Madrid and Glasgow. They obviously feel that there is demand for them to work, but in reality MAD, GLA, FRA and ZRH are all currently served from LCY, and CPH from STN so competition would be fierce to say the least. The airport has a reached a period of consolidation after what was significant growth which was always likely to happen, but must agree that the most likely expansion would probably come from EZY in the coming years when new equipment arrives but we'll just have to wait and see...