Originally Posted by
j636
Couold be to prove a point to MAN for letting Ryanair base there. Easyjet not brining the 7 aircraft. (delay in getting it may be part of it but you can be sure that Ryanair are part of the reason. EZY said the same day that they were not happy about FR basing in MAN.
Would be great if its true.
Meanwhile in the real world airlines have little enough spare cash as it is without wasting it on 'proving a point'. If Jet2 do the numbers and decide that a Liverpool operation would be a profitable venture then no doubt they'll give it a go, but that would be true regardless of who was moving into MAN.
If they are indeed planning a move into LPL then the more likely trigger is Michael O'Leary stating that RYR won't be expanding further at LPL, which along with EZY's fairly static size there may have led Jet2 to see if there are any gaps worth filling. The income v expenditure model for them will be different given the different fleet strategy compared to EZY and RYR which may mean they can make money on some routes that the others can't.