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.
Not true, PAM all but closes down for 3 months over the summer with very little in the way of aircraft swaps happening as the 737's are fully utilised during the peak summer season.