Would there really be demand for LDY-ORK?
Figures on the 2xdaily LDY-DUB are poor
Please tell me Aer Arann don't operate an ATR 72 on the LDY-DUB route. Tell me its an ATR 42!
Cos if it's not, it means loadings for the past 6 months are 21% down from an incredible 24% on the same period last year. ( 11126 pax v 52704 seats - 183 days at 2 return flights with 72 seats - tell me it's not 74 seats! )
September was even worse at 19%!
Even an ATR 42 would mean average loadings of 36% down from 41% a year ago.
Credit crunch or not, it's not looking good when the PSO ends. And to think Aer Arann originally started the route before the PSO as a commercial venture!
Demand for ORK? Not on your nelly!
(BHD-ORK, a commercial flight, had 41% in September, down from 50% a year ago, asssuming an ATR 72)