I think that if Knock can sustain flights to LGW, STN and LTN, if places like Kerry can support 2 daily on Stansted (both as examples) I think that City of Derry Airport can support a LGW route and once developed I think that it could far outshine the popularity of STN or LTN, given the opportunity to offer connections?
Other than the London offering I am surprised that MAN has not been looked at by say bmibaby or Jet2. I thought that Aer Arann would look to Derry like a Galway scenario and offer flights on the non Ryanair destinations to say cities especially Edinburgh, Newcastle, perhaps pick up the Bristol route, I would imagine that an ATR42 with some good lead in fares could drive good passenger numbers?
EI-BUD