Both SEN and SOU ops using the 737-800 or the new MAX are not going to be economically viable for any LCC operator with the runways as they are.
The performance penalties and payload restrictions are too great - hence why no one has used this type to date at either airport in any numbers - same applies to GIB ops too.
Not gonna happen with a 738 or a MAX, they are slippery fast beasts on approach.
The 737-300 to the 700 series are very different beasts and all those types can op OK to/from the above airports.
My pal flies both 737 & Max at Norwegian (he is a skipper) - he has crunched numbers for ops in and out of SOU (and GIB) and the £££figures do not add up with the severe payload penalties
Assume SEN is very similar due to runway length - Is this why FR are switching to using Lauda's A320's??? - these aircraft are much more suitable for ops out of SEN and SOU
Time will see if Ryanair will be successful or not using its 738 out of SEN
Last edited by rog747; 31st Dec 2018 at 15:38.