New Routes
I think anybody such as JET2 or of the same ilk will look at the
CAA stats for the existing routes (including the withdrawn services)
and that should make them think twice.
TOM's Malaga, Palma, Alicante, Valencia and Faro have fairly good
load factors and so does Jersey and Amsterdam at times but others
have struggled and I am not talking just winter.
The only two airlines I could see making a success as a base is FR
and EZY. As previously mentioned FR is probably a non-starter
due to runway and I doubt Easyjet would open a base at
Coventry when East Mids is hardly setting the world on fire.
I am surprised that FR have not moved the BHX Dublin flights to
Coventry and I hope that this is one of the possible two.
I don't like to see BHX losing any flights but this one would
be sweet (a win win situation) and I would be pleased for Coventry.
However BHX would need a replacement and I am not sure
Baby would that interested in BHX-DUB.
As for Aer Arran, who can read their minds? BHX - LDY had
poor loads and had to go. Galway and Cork did reasonably
well pax wise all year round, so I suppose it was poor yields.
However there was talk that Arran moved the aircraft
as they got incentives on other routes - no idea if true
or not.
Pete