I would have thought that with the extra 100 miles in distance (compared to LBA) the NCL route should be reasonably viable - more so even than MAN where BMi are competing on a much shorter distance. However, I am not sure what aircraft BA now use on this route. In the olden times when I was a lass, it was just a Trident (which originally was operated by BKS/Northeast), but I do remember at one time it had moved up to a 757, which seems a bit on the large size these days. Again I suppose it will all depend on profit versus the demand for slots. Personally I would have thought the route would suit an A319 .