757 performance out of BHD would depend on the weather conditions and specifics of the route and ETOPs etc. but it's not as marginal as you would think with a full load. SNN pre clearence stop could be an option but it would need aggressive marketing. Getting 190 odd pax to leave their stuff to go out to pre clear and get them on again is something that could be a turn off for those that haven't endured a 2 hour wait in immigration before!
Another thing to bear in mind is the apron capacity at City - a 757 takes up two stands and with the apron running at over 100% at the moment it would take Aer Lingus or Flybe to reduce their base allocation to make it work. TCX have had 757 ops within the past few years though.
Last edited by Michael Scott; 8th Jul 2013 at 22:29.