which is why (in my opinion) the airport need to try and find a carrier that is actually going to serve the local area and economy the way it needs to be
airlines are responsible to their shareholders - nobody else
Such as, I hope Eastern and Flybe come to an agreement to serve NCL-BHD with a few daily flights
That'll be the Flybe that operated NCL-BHD and then dropped it?
Bmi regional offer very reasonable fares of £49-69 one way on similar length flights across their network
Which routes, dates are you looking at? From my quick look such fares are very few and far between. While you may be able to pick up the odd bargain, in the main their fares are in line with what I'd expect to pay on a business orientated airline operating thin routes.