Originally Posted by
inOban
Very probably. AIUI Ryanair's routes from Prestwick are largely a means if rotating frames through their maintenance base there. ie the frame which operates the return flight to Marseille is likely to be a different one. So the flight revenue is less important, just avoids an empty leg.
I wonder if the spare rotations will be used by Easyjet to increase flights to more profitable destinations. They've been saying that bookings on their holiday arm are above expectations
That's not true. The maintenance base is a huge asset to keep Ryanair passenger ops at PIK but given what they're paying I suspect they make money in their own. It's what, one aircraft switched out per week for all those rotations? 2-3?