Originally Posted by
pabely
Did I miss something, new Manchester base?
Just to reaffirm yes it is a new MAN base, not just 4 routes.
Manchester is not particularly well served to Eastern Europe. On that basis there may well be some duplication of routes which operate out of BHX. ( and indeed liverpool) as Wizz look to aggressively exploit that market.
With major expansion also about to take place with EASYJET at Bristol, BHX may find itself struggling to rebuild back to 12m, although of course all airports are going to have a gargantuan task.
With market share remaining fragile for 2 +3 years those larger airports will be flexing their muscle to capture what limited traffic there is.