BHD2BFS - such a positive post you wrote!
If we got Birmingham back and BFS captured it's fair share of the BHX market it would be great, we just need Easyjet to take the step and I suppose the success of the MAN route will be the yardstick with which they measure.
I simply can't see Aer Lingus Regional coming now, though if Aer Lingus do decide to keep the 2 A319s in place for winter together with 1 A320 (summer fleet) we could see an opportunity for a reasonably frequent route like Birmingham. The 319 with 144 seats would be alot more suitable than the 320, though probably a bit on the big side for this route considering the level of competition. Though I feel if AerLingus were seriously considering it Easyjet would be on to it fairly quickly!
EI-BUD