Originally Posted by
cuthere
No Scodaman. I do often wonder if you read relevant threads or postings!
This has already been covered. However: as they ADDED flights prior to Christmas, they have to reduce flights post-Christmas to balance the numbers under PSO rules.
Interesting, I didn't real that there are restrictions on adding frequency. It makes some sense if extra rotations cannot be added, as the whole point of a PSO is that the route not a commercially viable service. However adding more rotations is much less risky & costly for an airline than starting a new route. It could be argues that adding frequency makes the route less likely to require support in the future. Or you could argue that private operators are "pocketing millions". Depends on the headline!
I know that Stobart were up to three times daily on Kerry-Dublin, with one of the frequencies at their own commercial risk. Seems to be back to twice daily at the moment though.