The PSO routes out of Galway is only 2 return flights per day. The other two are on Aer Aranns own accord. The late Dublin Galway flight is more of a postioning flight than anything else. The route has taken a beating this year with the recession, improved N6 and great bus services available. This can be seen as a waste of money but PSO route are funded from the EU not directly from the Irish tax payer. PSO routes are paided for all over Europe. France Spain and Italy have 10 times more PSO routes and I can not see the public in these countries calling for them to be axed any time soon.