That's great, the three people who went on it last year must have really enjoyed it!
It's nice to see this route returning, I thought it would have been a one season wonder. I reckon the addition of a Flybe codeshare will bring much greater visibility to it for 2018, as opposed to this year when Eastern marketed it themselves. The loads built up as the season went on, but it certainly had a slow start.
I see it's going to be 3 flights per week for the peak season, is that an increase on this year?