Originally Posted by
Rivet Joint
Disclaimer: The word “yield” doesn’t exist on the Bournemouth thread.
I think the business getting 48,000 people paying hundreds of pounds a ticket are doing better than the business getting 60,000 paying a few pounds a ticket. BOH of course isn’t just about commercial flights though so let’s not start a debate on which is better as they both have a place.
But airports don't operate flights, so how relevant is the fare paid? It's a mote point as to whether the business traveller getting dropped off by his wife and grabbing a paper and a coffee is a better costumer than the family parking the car for the week and eating, drinking and shopping in the terminal...