Don't know what Ryanair are playing at. Runway at BHD is shorter than at Derry, yet can operate A320/321.
Last time I was up that way an A320 was climbing out on its way to somewhere sunny, so a lot heavier than a Stansted bound 738.
Can anyone shed any light? Is the 738 poorer in T/O performance than say a 732 or a 734? Surely it must have similar performance to an A320??
Maybe O'Leary is hoping to introduce new, longer, routes TO Derry. A lot of French, Germans and so on, like to holiday in Donegal. Is this runway extension business to facilitate that?