Don't know of loadings and presume the time of day/ winds also helped but both the Atlantic Airways A320-214 and Air Malta A320NEO operated direct when they took teams home from the Island Games.
According to the ITV local news, the States of Guernsey are in negotiations with an unamed airline about operating a direct link to Paris (I presume it is Aurigny as they were known to be looking at the possibilities of opening a Paris route last year).