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Embraer suggest the E170 needs 60% load factor in typical operations, obviously this will depend on ticket price compared to cost of operation.
True! I had a look at the proposed timetable for the Albury - Sydney route, and for the two trips a day it works out that Virgin will need to attract (about) 40 new/existing passengers per day on each of the services, doesn't it?
I can't see Virgin attracting of the existing morning business traveller market on the SYD-ABX and ABX-SYD legs, because it's proposed morning flight, which runs SYD-ABX-SYD, is too late for your usual 'day trip' business traveller.
But I can see Virgin attracting a lot of holiday travellers from the region, particularly those who are travelling by air to destinations beyond Sydney, eg., Gold Coast.
Whatever happens, travellers to/from places like Albury WILL benefit in the short-term from the increased competition. Let's just hope it continues!