How low where the loads on the Bhd-Gwy Flights for BE
and Could we maybe see LS On the route, they used to fly BFS-ORK
From what I heard they were very bad, but I don't have exact figures.
LS never actually operated BFS-ORK, they announced it alright but Aer Arann responded by launching a fares war on BHD-ORK, which affected Jet2's forward bookings. I think Jet2 realised that Aer Arann weren't going to give up the Cork to Belfast market without a fight, and the route was axed before it had started. Aer Arann still operate a twice daily Cork to Belfast City service.
Yes I think Shannon's best bet would be Flybe. Ryanair's 738 would be just too big for the route. I remember Ryanair looked into the route a few years ago, however they concluded that the route just wasn't economically viable. In the current economic climate I'd say its even less likely to be launched than it was then.