Originally Posted by
Dropoffcharge
This has and always will be the restriction that makes any potential LCC base twitchy from SOU, it has been mentioned so many times now I've actually lost count.
You better phone Easy up and pass on your wisdom. I’m sure they didn’t think about that and will now cancel all routes.
Comparing other airports is daft. SOU has a large wealthy catchment so a completely different market to the north. They might want to fly to club 18-30 type places in Turkey, Egypt etc getting home at 4am but down this way they want to get to second homes in France and city breaks in nice old cities. Those people aren’t wanting to get home in the early hours.
The other thing most of you aren’t aware enough to realise is some bases are strategic. Jet2 are expanding across the country so whoever gets in at SOU first locks that airport up. This will also be a reason Easy are keen. It will do well to serve as a niche market accompanying a larger base at LGW. SOU are wise to realise that Easy is the best match for them rather than that Irish rabble.