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However, had I a mortgage, I'd bet it on there being enough passengers travelling between the two to run at least a weekly service between them.
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I agree. But then that goes against the grain of your earlier comment:
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as well as being largely intolerant of unnecessary delays or time wasting
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Sitting around for a week waiting for a return flight is hardly good time management!
The trouble with, say, Aberdeen and Houston - as you yourself have revealed - is that there are all sorts of ways to get between the two. I used to work in the hydrocarbon processing industry, and what I really valued was the ability to be flexible in my travel plans. I was never too bothered about the flight routing as long as I could travel on a day or time to suit myself, rather than being tied to a particular flight. And I doubt oilmen lose any sleep over their carbon footprints!
I hear what you're saying, but I think the sort of routes you envisage would be more viable where there wouldn't otherwise be a market. The Teesside-Aberdeen route, which I sometimes used, is a case in point. It wouldn't be viable if it weren't for the oil and gas industry, and companies who used it had little choice but to pay premium fares because it was the only realistic travel choice available.