Originally Posted by
wallp
Didn't Flybe try & fail once before at LCY; what's so different now to suggest it'll work, particularly at an airport where BA has such a dominant presence?
There have been, as stated above, several attempts at LCY-BHD over the years, and I've used them all from time to time whenever available. Flybe themselves were the operator around 10 years ago (it might even have been badged British European then), I recall a 146 once and a Dash 8 (the old type) more commonly. I also used the route quite a bit when Scot were running it under the Cityjet banner.
Consistently, loads were in single figures. The fact is that Northern Ireland does not generate the type of business traffic which wants to go to LCY, whereas places like Edinburgh do. It should be no surprise that there is different demand in different places, but having had these past experiences it just seems strange to repeat the service again.