With the application to the regional connectivity fund for help in establishing a double daily to Belfast from MME, it seems that this route has been served before by BMI:
Passenger figures were as follows:
2003: 6,408
2004: 32,000
2005: 6,598
On the face of it, 32,000 a year doesn't seem bad for what potentially would have been a business orientated destination. Does anyone have any info on what planes they used, the frequency and why the route was pulled?