Oh Stevie.....
There are only so many places that EI can send that a/c in a space of time, as the a/c previously operated BHX. Its only twice a week in the summer, and the EI presence at SNN is in its twilight months. While the A320 is a little too large for many of the ORK routes, load only tells so much of the story. You and I both know that the cost differences between the A319/A320 are not all that much, all you save is a single CC, a cup or two of fuel and some ATC fees. EI would need a rather large fleet of A319s to make sense, about 12 or so. Its a yield game......and JER aint the cheapest of route avialable from ORK. Also bear in mind that EI may have sold a nice chunk of (profitable)seats to Barter and Slattery already, jetMagic did this.....
In other news, ATI reports that RE are looking at CRJ & E-JET in 70 and 100 seat flavours. They are also ready and willing to codeshare with EI on domsestic services, EI "have agreed in principle", what ever that means.
Brian.