ATQ
I think any pax even for a few weeks will be better than nothing as longs as
the airport doesn't go drooling over them if it does start.
APD
Obviously BHX does not have to compete with Dublin (just LHR & MAN
like Belfast but shouldn't BHX have joined forces with NI to get this extended to the English regions (Scotland and Wales as well) and see if this government is serious about boosting areas of the UK?
I don't how profitable (or not) the BHX - Newark service is but for sheer passenger numbers this summer it has been no great shakes especially when compared to BFS, although fares seem to have remained high ever since US Air disappeared off the scene.
Pete