Originally Posted by Newforest
The only reason for going to Greece is to stick it to Easyjet. I think Greece would be the longest sector for Ryanair (?) and long sectors are not profitable for LCC's. ATC delays and weather can wreck havoc with the timetable and the 25 mins turnround necessary to keep the planes flying. Remember Ryanair have no back up planes or pilots. Greece is out, IMHO, but North Africa might be the next opportunity!
It depends where you're flying to/from. Flying from the UK or Scandinavia would be out, but from Italy, it would be a reasonable destination. Even from Hahn, they fly routes of a similar distance (Tampere, Jerez).