brabazon - I don't think anyone would operate LHR-LDY - I was purely asking others opinions.
As I said I don't know enough about the area to answer it myself, but why couldn't an airline operate to Belfast AND Derry? That would make any airline the strongest presence across the whole of NI? And the amount of pax that FR carry (although most are price driven, granted) can't just go on to Belfast flights when they are full as they are.
Yes - they are close, but then again aren't EDI & GLA? LBA & MAN? they seem to operate with the same routings and don't suffer!!!!
There is no reason why Aer Lingus couldn't operate - they are allowed to fly it - after all aren't FR an Irish carrier???
EI have a few LHR slots and they may decide that they want to remove some DUB ones? There was some rumours going on a while back that they were looking at BFS-LHR.... again, they may not, but isn't one aspect of this forum to at least open subjects for discussion???