Originally Posted by
cuthere
Not really a surprise. The brand is virtually unknown in the Manchester area, and even when Flybe did the route some years ago, they canned it after a few months despite healthy LFs. Simply put, FR have the northwest of Ireland to northwest of England market covered to LPL, despite their inconsistent timetables. The LFs on that route are always 80%+ in the winter, and over 90% in summer.
It is a pity, hopefully once it’s resumes in May (if it does) exposure on this end of the route will be a bit healthier too as they’ll (Loganair) have been back here for a year and a half. However as say, it’s not really a surprise.