Originally Posted by
Scottie Dog
Apparently the SEN-MAN service will only last until the end of the first week of the New Year. A shame to see it go, but at least they have tried (or been trying).
Something's going on. You launch a 3 X daily service to attract business users knowing full well it will take a significant amount of time to make a success of the route. You have demonstrated your stickability with RNS and GRQ now well established. Then you pack it in just as there are signs that maybe you were right and SEN - MAN is a viable route.
So what is going on? Does ending the Flybe franchise next year mean that Stobart are free to use their aircraft to target routes they have prevented from until now? Destinations they believe have more potential than Manchester, perhaps EDI and BHD?
Or have Sobart decided they have enough confidence in the future of SEN that they no longer need to support the airport's growth with their own aircraft, and will return to serving a small number of routes they have confidence in.