bmi regional interested in new Frankfurt service

[Humberside]

bmi regional have applied to the regional air connectivity fund for support for a weekday DSA-Frankfurt service. If successful it will start on 1st April 2016
www.gov.uk/government/news/19-new-regional-air-routes-bid-for-start-up-aid-funding
www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418094/start-up-aid-applications-received.pdf

[Humberside]

Aside from the existing NQY/DND funding, the Regional Air Connectivity Fund seems to have been scrapped as part of this week's government spending cuts

Savings of £16m are made by not subsidising further regional air links – the kind of money that has kept planes going to Newquay and Dundee (whose flights stay protected).

www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jun/04/george-osborne-45bn-savings-plan-whats-being-cut-department-guide

[Humberside]

The fund hasn't been scrapped for new routes, and DSA-FRA has been shortlisted for the next stage
www.gov.uk/government/news/shortlist-for-new-regional-air-route-funding-announced

[mrmoose]

According to posts on Pprune, it appears that the route didn't make the final cut. The routes where funding has been successful are:

Carlisle - Belfast, Stobart Air Daily return
Carlisle - Southend, Stobart Air Daily return
Carlisle - Dublin, Stobart Air Daily return
Edinburgh - Oxford, Links Air Double-daily weekdays and daily return Sunday
Dundee - Amsterdam, Flybe Daily return
Derry - Dublin, City Wings Double-daily return weekdays, single return weekends
Leeds/Bradford - Newquay, Flybe, Daily return (MWFSS) - summer and 3 daily returns (MFS) - winter
Norwich - Newcastle, Links Air Weekday double-daily return
Norwich - Exeter, Flybe Daily return
Southampton - Munich, Flybe Double-daily return weekdays, single return, weekend
Southampton - Lyon, Flybe Double-daily return weekdays, single return weekend