ROI LHR
Traffic is still very robust on LHR
BA came back this summer,8 round trips annouced per day, never happened
Currenty 7 and willreduce to 5 next summer on week days ,4 at weekends
Your right BA have also just discovered ROI east bound LHaul traffic now goes via desert on brand new planes at attractive prices without the need to go terminal 1 to 5 in LHR
FR bid is dead in the water and MOL is really struggling to keep the door open for his appeal on the decision.
I am not convinced politics doesnt play a part in any competition decision here and even the UK authorities are looking at FR interest in EI
however maybe I am wrong time will tell but there is a compelling need to keep one of the very few profitable shorthaul airlines in Europe on one of the busiest routes in order to compete with FR
BA cannot compete on shorthaul to ROI with FR , EI can and this competition has to be protected and I believe EU will not want to see take away the healthy competion between two profitable Iirsh airlines .
time will tell ,