Quite right indeed Virginblue,
My point was more that if they are saying that are talking to 4 airlines, I am trying to speculate who they might be. That said there are so few who would actually be positioned to serve such a route as WAT LTN. With the contraction in airline numbers over the last decade, not many viable options left.
As you say there are valid reasons why many of the mentioned may not work. They may be waiting for a runway extension and perhaps we may see WAT treated like say KIR or LDY and get at least a daily STN rotation etc. But that is some way off. Sad to see them lose their remaining services.
EI-BUD