Originally Posted by
Atlantic Explorer
Fares that low for a flight on a 170 will not last, it’s simply not sustainable. Eastern's fares have always been high, and with the smaller capacity, they need to be to stand any chance of covering costs. Anyone who says they can put a 170 on the route and charge cheap fares is deluded!
There is far too much capacity on the NCL/ MME route and something will have to change to see any longevity on these routes.
Exactly with Loganair already confirmed for NCL to SOU and with Eastern Airways commencing MME tomorrow the 09 March 2020 you would have thought that Belfast would have been a better option for the airline considering that no other airline has picked it up yet.
Surely Belfast is as much of a key route from Southampton as Newcastle is and I'm very surprised that it wasn't one of first destinations to be announced by either Eastern Airways or Loganair.
With Southampton Airport having to wait until June for Loganair to resume a flight to Edinburgh I wonder how long it will take before either of them announce Belfast.