Shamrock,
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Possible airlines that could fit Bournemouth:
Air Southwest - Manchester, Cork, Newcastle
-Perhaps, but currently fleet limitations won't allow, routes flown regularly and successfully from SOU
Flyglobespan - Edinburgh
-737 bit big for such a thin route
Flybe - Jersey, Guernsey
-Why? SOU base is only 30 mins drive away, similar catchment area.
Helvetic - Zurich
- Very much a business route, would have to be on a small a/c to work in the week, BACX at SOU dropped the route due low loads. An A320-size a/c would work for a weekly ski service in the winter however.
Wizz/Centralwings - Warsaw, Krakow
-Again, very businessy, small a/c again.
MaxJet - New York (3 or 4 times weekly)
-Maybe once a week on a 757 would be realistic. This would be pricey and LHR has more appeal with more flights and lower fares.
Charter service - Orlando
-In the summer, once a week, definatley.
Also expansion from existing operators:
easyJet to replace Jet2 on BFS, add Liverpool, Nice, Palma
Ryanair - Milan, Rome, Stockholm, Murcia, Pisa
Thomsonfly - Ibiza, Venice
Air Berlin - Berlin, Munich
Flyniki - Vienna, Salzbrug
Let's not forget that to make it worthwhile flying from a local airport, there needs to be the ability to return same day (except on holiday routes). A 737 operator will struggle to fill 4 sectors-worth of pax on these routes.
The main thing airlines look at when opening new routes is
a) Where do the majority of people really want to go?
b) Does it fit our business structure?
c) Will it be profitable using our a/c type, will a day return be necessary?
There are obviously a lot more factors but these are the fundamentals and that's what I have based my replies above on.
Don't think I'm being harsh, I'm just being realistic.