EI-A330-300;
I think AerLingus is very committed to the base. The introduction of the 2 319's is step change from A320 and a sign that Aer Lingus want to make the base work.
The relationship with BA is very important for both EI and BA, and I cannot see anything changing that. The numbers that EI feed into BA LHR hubs are impressive and cannot see BA doing anything to harm that. BA if it does continue on BHD LHR will be no more a threat than bmi were, as cannot see the frequency being as higher or higher than BA, my guess would be tops 4 a day.
Yes there is competition more than ever on Euro routes, but we will watch how that pans out, EI have their followers and bmibaby's future is less than certain so there is still everything to play for.
EI-BUD