Just had a look on the Eastern website, they're offering £86 one way NCL-BHD.
I correct my prediction last night, there may be *some* people who would consider paying £170 for Eastern's service and the convenience of BHD despite the IOM stop. I wonder if they could test the water for bringing back NCL-BHD. I'm not sure what kind of high level/high yield (if any) business traffic exists but they might be able to make a go of BHD for high end passengers better than Flybe did.
The only problem would be... Would they offer £80 flights to Belfast? Or would they be extortionate. I don't think anyone would pay more than £100 unless short notice.