LB1985:
I read the same ABTN piece but had to apply a hearty pinch of salt. In particular, the assertion that taking 5 months to build a new international route to an average 70% load factor is some sort of world record
would come as a surprise to the low-cost carriers (on numerous routes) and also compares unfavourably to the likes of Continental or Emirates whose EDI-EWR and GLA-DXB startups (to take two examples) did far better far faster (and with more than 102 seats to fill every day).
I think Maxjet is trying to sound big and strong at the moment, particularly with Silverjet trying to raise funding to start a Maxjet-lookalike operation out of LTN, so I put this sort of hyperbole down to that. Shame, because I think they have a decent story to tell without the need for exaggeration.