I think that the only way to reach the USA is from the Azores. Ryanair's Boeing 738 range would not be enough to reach the USA from London in safety. From Boeing's website we know that the maximum range is 3060 nm and from STN to JFK we have 3016 nm. From Lages (TER) in Azores to JFK it's only 2139 nm. The longest FR route at the moment is from AGP to TMP and has 1824 nm. From OPO to Lages ( TER ) it's 860 nm and from STN to Lages ( TER ) it's 1386 nm.
FR could have a route from the USA to the Azores, which would be very useful for Portuguese emigration and at the same time a link to Europe.
Niagara Falls (IAG) to Lages (TER) would be 2335 nm.
Greece, Egypt and Madeira on the other hand, would be interesting destinations as Ryanair is trying to enter the charter market...
From OPO to Sal ( SID ) in Cape Verde, it's 1642 nm so it's a possibility in a far future.
Last edited by Master_Dn; 23rd Dec 2009 at 01:53.