A bit of context for the debate. The data supplied by NCL for July's passenger numbers (see the 'Some News fron Newcastle' thread) showed that they handled 253,000 passengers on IT flights alone. This is 10,000 more than LBA handled in total.
Interestingly, the number given for 'Low Cost International' at NCL is 85,465 which I presume is Easyjet + Ryanair + HLX.
Jet2 handled 90,000 at Leeds in total. So strip out their BFS numbers and add in Ryanair and hey presto, 98,000 passengers on low-cost international routes.
I think in a nutshell that rather sums up why there is so much frustration with the inability to develop a decent IT network out of Leeds. The average IT throughput is about 4 times smaller than NCL but from a catchment area that is much the same - as the similar numbers on low-cost international services brings to light.
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