Agree completely with what VickersVicount says. Thought the dreamers/'unrealists' had gone but it seems not.
AI aren't even at MAN and from what I hear, aren't doing amazing at BHX so why they would even consider NCL is beyond me
Think people need to face up to the fact that NCL is no MAN/BHX/GLA. We're a decent size airport with a relatively good range of carriers offering lots of connections but I can't ever see the need for QR, EY, AI etc. TK maybe but anything else would just be overkill.
And going West, well hopefully UA will keep EWR next summer but in today's market, airlines don't have the money/aircraft/time to just give routes another chance.