Do you really think BE will start BHX-NOC with FR up the road doing EMA-NOC every day, FR is running it everyday to push WW off the route down at BHX.
fr- I dont think that FR being at EMA would bother BE too much. If WW vacate the route I could see BE being very interested. BE filled WW's shoes at MAN when FR were down the road at LPL (albeit not quite as close).
FR dont seem to challenge BE, and FR's Bournemouth operation hasn't been much of a challenge to BE. BE can compete very effectively with Ryanair in thin markets, with low break evens on Dash 8 Q400's yes I could see BE starting BHX. Given that NOC is getting a 3rd route from BE shows that BE (despite its own challenges) are quite serious about becoming well known in the west of Ireland, and in Waterford too.
EI-BUD