Moogie:
I was regularly paxing EI LCY-DUB then, and on a hot afternoon checkin would draw a line at I guess about 80 pax until the incoming aircraft arrived and the skipper did the calcs on how many could be taken.
About 20 pax all milling round the desk. Now if you were the one who was pleasant and polite throughout, and in your office suit, upgrade at the end was almost certain !
Not a problem now for Cityjet on the route I think as they use -200, not -300.
Was given to believe the key problem at LCY is not runway length but the obstacles on climbout in the event of an engine failure.