Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
Why does it need to be a base? EZY operate loads of domestic flights out of BFS, including to none bases like BHX and IOM.
And if the ground operation is that bad, do you expect KL, AF, and EI to return, runway extension or not?
Did you not answer this in your subsequent post stating how many airlines have come and gone? All such airlines operated one route largely to fill a gap in a schedule. Those type of routes never last, which is why a base is key for SOU to succeed, not to mention all the local employment it creates. The key routes need to be able to leave SOU early. EDI, GLA, DUB, BFS, MAN, NCL, AMS and CDG could all probably justify a twice daily airbus.
None of the above operators you mentioned would use airbus sized aircraft, it would be there regional subsidies.