Aer lingus management announced last week they will be launching a Birmingham
and Manchester route in the near future from belfast
Not so much an announcement but rather stating that they were considering it? A brave move, but cannot see BE backing off here. Too core market for them and the frequency is big.
The point made here about Stobart Air competing with, this would be an interesting development. Lets see what easyJet have/ havent got instore for BFS to these respective destinations... But is it conceivable that 319 could be put on early and late MAN and Stobart do off peak rotations?
The upside here is that EI are looking to expanison in the market after what can only be described as a long road and they have made a significant investment in the Belfast market. Having tried a range of destinations ... and now focusing on what works...!