In fact a bit of snooping on this
page:
Derry City Council
....shows the airport either are or were in discussions with RE about flights to MAN and EDI. Old news I know, but nice to see it confirmed on the council's website, rather than on a rumour forum. No reference to the outcome of these discussions.
The most interesting (and worrying) bit of it though is the list of cancellations to and from the airport in January, and the quite shocking pax numbers on those flights. Quite a few LDY-DUB and return operating with 0 (that's zero) pax. Also, quite a few RYR flights operating with 35-50 pax on board. I know January's a crappy time of year, and the economy is shot, but surely these are pretty poor figures?