Originally Posted by
Plane mad 134
I really hope I am wrong but with increasing likeliness that Flybe will go bust, that leaves EDI with 2million seats gone. Also really sad for the staff and I will miss Flybe should they go.
I was wondering if someone like Loganair, Ryanair and EasyJet may pick up some routes should the worst happen.
Ryanair wont - they dont operate any UK domestic flights. Easyjet will increase capacity on a number of routes, Loganair and Stobart will step in and take on a few new routes no doubt, if they have the spare capacity.
I wonder if the Virgin/Stobart consortium might consider restarting as a new entity and taking on some of the more profitable routes?
Although having said that, with coronavirus impacting demand, now might be a bad time to be expanding. Perhaps the existing carriers will just enjoy the higher loads for the summer, and start thinking about expansion next year.