Originally Posted by
brian_dromey
My expectation and hope is that EI would continue to complete with AF and KL. I think EI would generally be preferred ex Ireland and the EI headline fares are generally a bit more attractive than AF or KL. EI will clearly have lower costs on their A320 fleet Vs the 70 seaters operated on most of the AF and KL routes.
I think what most posters meant is that EI’s primary goal is not to feed AF and KL hubs and that those airlines will design a schedule to suit their larger network needs.
What’s interesting is that AMS is 100% slot restricted. KL had to drop frequencies on other routes to launch Cork. I don’t think that’s ever happened before, to my recollection.
Which goes to show KL are chasing more than people going to Amsterdam for the weekend.
There is always a market for people who are prepared to change or layover somewhere rather than travel to DUB or wherever. And that works in both directions.