Originally Posted by
brian_dromey
Its odd because some E195 routes continue into the summer. The E195s are relatively high cost aircraft and seem to be relatively troublesome. With their costs, Im not sure they are an ideal aircraft for Cork, but I think they are the right size.
Their apparent unreliability might be slightly skewed as one poster seems to take great joy reporting the smallest delay. I wonder if Stobart might sell their Southend flights through Ryanair - like Air Malta now do, I can't see them offering flights in their own right if the flyBe franchise ends.
But Air Malta offer flights in their own right - Ryanair is just one of the booking channels. It’s not as though Air Malta has become a Ryanair franchisee or anything. Stobart could well sell their SEN flights through Ryanair (though it’s hardly a material contribution to revenue for Ryanair, so I’m not sure whether they would be interested) but Stobart would still have to be “offering flights in their own right”.