Swiss
Ian
Basle has improved but if the 319 is now 138 seats it makes the load factor quite worrying but as you say yields might save the day.
April was 3655 pax 56 rotations = 65 per flight and May 3774 with 62 rotations = 61 pax, which is below 50%. Ideal RJ100 load factors!
BHX & MAN to Zurich load factors are similar around the 70% mark.
Much as I don't like the idea of the F100 on the BHX service it certainly is the right size although I suppose you could say the same of the Swiss RJ100.
Manchester has seen considerable passenger growth due to the easyjet flights but BHX has shown a more modest increase - 10% in 2010 compared to 2009.
Manchester to Zurich was up 23% in 2010 but Geneva down 11% (BHX down 14%) and Basle was up 8% in 2010.
The Geneva cutback is the Tuesday service for about four weeks exactly the same as BHX-GVA.
Pete