Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
Sorry we are at cross purposes - if Jet2 offered cheaper fares from MME than LBA/NCL, yes they would draw passengers from LBA and NCL, but I agree with you that Jet2 would be daft to do it. There is a small market that will always chose MME if flights are available because of its location and ease of use, but I can't see that being large enough to sustain a base and would be a significant change from their current approach.
I agree, there is a level of demand at all airports in the U.K. the problem is that in most cases it is not scaleable enough to be able to support a 3-4 based aircraft setup, which is typically what the Jet2s and easyJet’s seem to use as a benchmark of viability these days. As with all things this could change, but we can only go off the trends and not the could dos and so in that sense MME is a non-starter. W-patterns do not fit well into their operation either so that is currently unlikely.