Originally Posted by
mart901
This is totally true but FR knew this going in. Its only the same APD that BE and U2 have to contend with. All I hear is negative reports about FR here, people see them as the last resort almost.
This is the key point. They knew in advance. The APD is penal on UK domestic as it is chargeable on both legs of the journey, but for say Spain or sun routes it is only on departure. All airlines are subject to the same APD as the competition...
The real issue is that easyJet are stronger now. They are holding firm. Sadly, Ryanair chased Wizz of some routes into the Polish market. In typical Ryanair style they come in chase out the competition, then exit. The most recent example of this is Dublin/Stuttgart, Aer Lingus have exited, now Ryanair will too...
With some luck easyJet and Jet2 will fill some of the void...
EI-BUD