We have 27 routes out of Stansted at the moment and recently we started adding longer routes to places like Egypt and Morocco, so this gives us a framework to expand further."
Really does come to something when an airline doesn't even know what routes, and how many they fly!
Is that quote from the same Paul Simmons that joined flybe in October 2013? People in glass houses....
I would imagine that any "expansion plan" would have been based on existing routes delivering the required pax and yield. Must admit I'm surprised this has made local TV news - just imagine if this happened every time Flybe had suggested expansion at a regional airport and it never happened. There would be no room for other news...