Was there not the demand for a 3rd rotation to Stansted? At one stage there used to be 150K pax p.a. on the STN route. There is currently about 50K pax. A 3rd rotation could have increased that to 75K which is similar to the number carried by Ryanair after they reduced Stansted to one rotation.
I have to confess I have had to fly from BFS as the times from LDY did not suit. An extra rotation would have made the difference.
MAN and BHX could have been added on another plane. Of course that would depend on BMI regional having an available plane.....