Giddy,
The problem with connecting en-route to USA is because UK is on the western edge of Europe the pax would need to route sideways or backwards before heading in a forward direction and I can understand their mentality in such a thing.
Besides Ireland the only realistic solution to this would be to try to attract Icelandair, Icelandair use KEF as a hub whereas the fleet arrives from one direction, all the passengers play musical seats/aircraft, then the fleet departs in t'other direction thus one solitary aircraft, at present from LHR, MAN or GLA, can serve these destinations via KEF:
Boston
Halifax
New York
Washington D.C.
Minneapolis
Seattle
Toronto
Orlando
Last edited by Phileas Fogg; 13th Mar 2011 at 22:07.