I think the lgw route is here to stay .Both ezy and fr had good loads on the route but obviously overcapacity at two daily.Ezy would have made the route a success only for Fr driving them off it.
XL were not a well known brand which didnt help the situation.
Ltn and Stn are still performing well considering the economic climate and the arrival of the lgw route.This tells me there is a good solid passenger base using these routes and are not just reliant on low fares to attract the leisure passengers.People using these routes want to travel to Knock and are not just travelling because of low fares and the want of a random break away.
I see Fr have reduced the stn route to 9 services a week for the winter so again this will help the Lgw route. I honestly think that Aer Lingus will make the route a success.Against 3 services from Ryanair and a Recession Aer Lingus achieved a 70% load factor from the start and 76% for the month of july,pretty good in my book!