This was also the time BCal came up with a proposal to create a new network of European low-fare services. These were to be marketed under the trademark "Miniprix" and were meant to counter Laker Airways's plans for a pan-European "Skytrain" operation. Excluding BCal's existing four European destinations, it envisaged linking Gatwick with 20 additional points on the Continent. These services were to be operated during off-peak times, initially using the airline's existing narrowbody aircraft. Only six of 22 licences applied for were granted but even those did not lead to routes as the Department of Trade would not start discussions with the European authorities, which they believed would be blocked due to the destination countries' domestic concerns. None of Laker's 36 applications were approved.