I would say that EI would not like it but with all the traffic back and forth to the UK and Ireland EI have it all bar LGW and GLA routes, that only came in last year and will be canned shortly

I would love to BA in MAN making a more, active agressive stance. I find that outside of London you can't go anywhere on BA from regional airports sure only lately have GB made a pressence in MAN butg that about it