I'd be astonished. Why move a US route with their strongest code share partner in favour of a much further one going east where the local airlines will always win on both cost and customer loyalty. I don't think route planning is done at an IAG level in that way.
Those routes exist to connect the local markets to London and Europe with the much larger BA network, not something a DUB stop helps much with, especially with T2 maxed out at peak times.
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Sotonsean
It is indeed outstanding especially as the likes of British Airways don't even fly to seven of those destinations in the list and two of which aren't even served from London at all.
LHR-CLT /RDU are sold as part of the BA/AA JV though, DTW was long abandoned as P2P is poor and it survives as a DL hub for onward travel. The smaller niche destinations on the A321NX are the ones to watch for growth. They'll also be the 1st ones dropped in the next downturn as you can't consolidate on frequency, so let's hope they build well enough, interesting times, good to see Aer Lingus in growth mode. But at what point does regular bussing become a thing as more US destinations are added into T2?