TUI/First Choice merger
Following on from the TUI/First Choice thread where a poster asked if the
738 was too big for Coventry assuming that the 733's are eventually
replaced.
It was not clear if "too big" was in terms of aircraft size for landing at Coventry in all conditions or if it was about seating capacity.
I posted some 2006 stats showing the best routes, the worse and
a couple what I thought were in the middle, on the lines of seating capacity.
I calculated the PISA incorrectly at 10 rotations a week for seven months
rather than 8 but other than that the flights average around the 100 - 110 mark (estimate!) except for Paris & Amsterdam at 80 ish (estimate based on 12-14 rotations a week).
I don't think the recent TUI order has been split and I suppose that the 73G might be a possibility but if it is the 738, is it likely that this is too much capacity for four units at Coventry unless of course some flights are moved from BHX (again a possibility).
It will be interesting to see what Coventry, Birmingham and East Mids end up with when the dust settles. I am sure BHX are worried with FCA
long-haul at EMA already and a TUI with a LOCO base at Coventry but
surely it is too big an area to ignore completely but will three bases in the Midlands be too much in this day and age?
OP