Originally Posted by
VickersVicount
Surprised that loads to DOH just in 60's.
But suppose EK will put paid to ongoing increases, though thought with DXB reductions QR might have picked up for May.
Can CWL say their lowish loads are allowed due to there being rammed J cabins or does that only apply to EDI?
1/3 empty A350 must be a delight for long haul
Is it really that surprising? Outside of peak travel times, QR UK regional loads are never particularly high. So given it was Ramadan during May, one of the quiet times of the year for travel on the ME3, what was really expected? QR has almost zero O&D to DOH in comparison to EK and are still unable to serve DXB, they aren't going to fare any better. Pax figures were up 26% year on year, so they have actually picked up compared to last May.
EDI generally holds up better than the other UK regional routes when it comes to flying fresh air around at quiet travel times, and that was the case again for May. BHX 55%/CWL 43%/MAN 60%/EDI 62%