Mcdhu
Perhaps so. But two long sectors with two lots of passengers, and then home to bed sure beats 4 sectors in the same duty period, four different lots of pax with all their various problems..... and if you think holiday traffic creates lots of drunkenness and air rage, what the heck do you think happens when you're selling tickets at twenty quid each way to AMS, PRG, SXF etc?
As I said before, it's apples and oranges, but the hassle factor is astronomical in both cases!