I noticed from a recently closed thread that EAAC are due to start a LCC operation BOH-PIK with B737-200.

Errrmmm..........

Joining up 2 of the dots on the Ryanair plan to take over Europe seems bound to generate a robust (?) response. I was thinking of the Ryanair reaction to Go operating flights to Dub from Edi/Gla.

I appreciate that currently Ryanair don't operate BOH-PIK (what do they know that EAAC don't?) but still to operate between 2 points on the Ryanair system (one of which is the UK eng base?) is certain to get them going. Talk about pulling a (Celtic) tigers tail (or worse).

From a practical point of view Ryanair will have none of the start-up advertising costs (you can't say Ryanair isn't well known at both places) or the reservations start-up costs. This will enable them to offer lower fares (which they would do anyway - free tickets?). I can't believe that they cannot find enough capacity in their existing schedules to do a couple of BOH/PIK's a day without breaking into a sweat.

Anyway should be interesting seeing the Ryanair response.

EAAC are not a scheduled carrier - all their flights are either ad-hoc or performed for tour operators, so is this being done for another operator or are they trying to be another RYR/EZY and start up their own scheduled services ?

JUST A THOUGHT........

Well...

RIAB posted on 19/10

Quote:

"A scheduled low-cost service from BOH-PIK on the 737-200 will be starting shortly. "

Unquote

I think RIAB must be an official-unofficial source as the moderators closed down the thread straight after this post.

I don't think this is a service that EAAC would run for Palmair, as I don't think they be interested, so it might be for a new start-up airline? Anybody heard anything of a new BOH scheduled operator that EAAC would be flying for??

What about adding 2 + 2 and usually getting abc ......

The announcement elsewhere by a Bournemouth based B737 operator that they are joining the low fares pax market ?


Admittedly they are 737 - 300 /141 seats not -200 / 150 seats ...

Leave my tail alone....naughty boy :D