aer lingus were making a lot of money on the bfs-jfk route it was one off their most profitable routes.they went from 3 to 4 to 5 flights weekly over a period of just 18 months and the load factor was one of their best.even though it operated via shannon 4/5ths pax loads began and ended in bfs in fact a friend at seviceair<the handling agent at bfs >could not believe the decision by aer lingus management to withdraw the route