Rivet Joint - we get it, you have an irrational hatred for a certain airport ~30 miles from SOU, your constant bashing on here has become dull and repetitive. I would say the generally good loads reported on here and fact that Flybe have continued all of the domestic/city routes with little change in frequency over the winter suggests that BOH is working for them.
The thing with Flybe over the winter is many of the city routes have been reduced in frequency compared to last winter despite the growth they have seen in recent months. Lets hope the full release of the winter schedule brings some better news for SOU.
As an aside, does anybody know if VLM are continuing over the winter? On their website if you search for a return journey the outbound flights are available but the inbound ones are all blank showing 'no available seats'.