Not sure it's possible to 'serve' all of Ireland from Dublin any more than its possible to serve all of England from London. Ok maybe not the greatest comparison but im thinking of geographical catchment rather than population. People in belfast are going to want to fly from their local airport (where possible) just as much as people living near SNN, ORK, etc, or the uk regions - and the choice of connecting options from belfast has improved a lot over the last year or two.
The gulf carriers have already demonstrated their ability to serve regional airports not just the larger hubs.
Belfast at 7m pax pa must be just about the largest UK regional market with no me3 service. Suspect one of them will serve us eventually....
Certainly nice to see some varied and interesting rumours on this thread though!
