Originally Posted by
OSTpax
Ostend-Southend used to be very popular in the past.
Don't understand why nobody tried to restart the line in the past.
Ryanair tried it at Stansted a few years ago but wanted a occapancy of 80%(had a average of 70%) with timings not so favourable and with a way too large aircraft.
A ATR600 or even Embraer 195 would be more suitable for a flight under one hour.
I'm not sure it had an occupancy as high as that. It was served by the Buzz 146s, not the 738. And fares were rarely higher than about £20.