Think its well worth remembering FR failed in the Belfast market last time. I can't see why they couldn't have moved their operation to BFS at the time if the runway was such an issue, and that was with breath takingly low fares. BE backed down and i daresay they will again if they need to, and the outcome - less rotations and flexibility for passengers, especially business ones which N.I. really need, if you remember EZY didn't budge much, except the LTN service which in my opinion was to block FR, they didn't budge then and I don't think they will now. FR would do better to open up Europe from Belfast, preferably to places currently unserved that people drive down to DUB for in their thousands.