Baby
Just a caution on Rome, the BHX route started with 68% load factor and
quickly rose to high 80's and what happened...........chopped to 4 a week
winter and next summer despite Easy cutting some frequencies at EMA.
It is a notoriously difficult route to make good money on and although
the fares held up somewhat in the school holidays apparently they were
pretty cheap thereafter.
Nice has always been good from BHX and maybe a good for Cardiff.
Bordeaux has never performed fantastically at BHX load factor wise but
it is one route I have not monitored fare wise. It was also not part
of Baby's first release for summer 2008 and it would be Baby's 1st chopped European route at BHX if it does not come back.
Without knowing much about what Cardiff can or can't sustain, Nice
and Barcelona must be high on the baby list (if there is one).
As for the 4th aircraft I am not so sure. BHX was rumoured to get 10-12
units in summer 2008 but everything is now being talked down. The first
release requires 7 aircraft only (down from 8) but hopefully release 2 will alter that (8 required in July).
As for the possible BMI sale - massive worry for Cardiff and BHX I would imagine.
Pete