MarkeyD
Re the JSI charters.
Hi there, why do you think the first inbound was almost full?
The first inbound flight back from JSI to SOU in July, I would imagine it would be almost empty -
This is known in the industry as an 'empty leg', and I gather seats were being sold one-way for £49 last minute, but I have no idea what the actual load was...
Likewise the last flight of the season out SOU to JSI in Sept or Oct will also be almost empty as there are no inbounds to sell...
Empty legs as you may know, are built into the cost of an IT charter seat over the whole season series - any sales of seats on these otherwise empty flights are usually counted as bonus cash.
Some tour operators nowadays can make good use of them as they can route their pax on Lo-co airlines by getting a cheap one way, and making another holiday package out of what was otherwise a dead seat that will not get sold.
Regards.