Originally Posted by
Johnny455
an Embraer E-195 would be an ideal aircraft for routes such as:
Brussels 4 weekly
Frankfurt 1 Daily
Dusseldorf 2 weekly
Berlin 2 weekly
Madrid 2 weekly
Prague 3 weekly
Budapest 1 weekly
Salzburg (Seasonal) 1 weekly
Vienna (seasonal) 1 weekly
"Ideal" in terms of number of seats compared to demand, perhaps, but not "ideal" if the goal is to actually make a profit. The E195 is a good aircraft but do you seriously imagine that Aer Lingus (or anyone) could make money from operating a brand new (=expensive) aircraft on relatively long sectors at low frequencies which guarantee pretty much leisure-only traffic and correspondingly low yields?