BHD-BHX and EMA
I know I keep banging on but recent changes in passenger numbers on the above two routes are for one reason only which is purely price.
I compared Flybe ex BHX and Ryanair ex EMA for return flights on Thursday 1st of May departing on the first flight returning on Friday the 2nd May on FR last flight and Flybe 6th but not last arrival into BHX.
1/5 BHX-BHD 0700 BHD-BHX 2/5 1935 Total cost £161.98
1/5 EMA-BHD 0625 BHD-EMA 2/5 1905 Total cost £10.00
Who is clearly the winner here? Who if anyone would be making profit on this route?
180x10=£1800 50x162=£8100 this is a crude indicator as both Flybe and Ryanair may increase fares nearer the date of departure of course but an illustration of the yeilds for each airline on this route. Indeed some of Flybes services on the 1st May were full.
Passenger numbers are only usefull when comparing like with like ie: Low Fares with Low Fares which would indicate that WW have a problem at EMA with its Belfast operation now there is competition from Ryanair. How long will the Ryanair 0.01p fares ex BHD last? Maybe until WW are driven off the route?
Daza
Last edited by Daza; 24th Apr 2008 at 15:08.