Forgot FNC, with a whole 2 flights this year by Atlantic Holidays I think its fair to say it is a little underserved. Would be a good year round route for TOM and it well during the days of Palmair (
). For ALC and AGP I was thinking mainly for the 3 months in which FR are absent but both along with FAO could work during the Summer.
Coming to think of it TOM seem somewhat restricted by the 14 flights a week their single based 738 is able to operate as they have done a lot of chopping and changing to some fairly succesful routes. Could we ever see a second aircraft even if it were just for the Summer Season? Seen as I have some time on my hands here's some ideas for 2 based aircraft:
Bold = Current Route
Red/Bold = Dropped Route labeled if by another airline
MAH - 1x (Summer Only)
IBZ - 2x (Summer Only - 1 night flight for the ravers!?)
REU - 1x (Summer Only)
AGP - 2x (Year Round)
ALC - 2x (Year Round)
FAO - 2x (Summer Only)
PMI - 4x (Summer Only - 1 night flight for the ravers!)
DLM - 2x (as it is already with 1 flight starting earlier/ending later)
TFS - 2x (possibly 3x in the winter?)
ACE - 1x (2x in the winter?)
LPA - 1x (Year Round)
FUE - 1x (Year Round)
CFU - 1x (Summer Only)
RHO - 1x (Summer Only)
HER - 1x (Summer Only - could this work in the winter?)
PFO - 1x (Year Round)
LCA - 1x (Year Round)
FNC - 1x (Year Round) - Thomson/Palmair
SSH - 1x (Increasing to 2x in the winter)
AYT - 1x (Summer Only)
TRN - 1x (Winter Only)
NBE - 1x (Year Round)
INN - 1x (Winter Only) - Austrian/Inghams
SZG - 1x (Winter Only)
This would be 30 weekly flights in the Summer (28 + 2 overnight) and 20 in the winter, and longshot I know but I could definitley see some of these working maybe when the economy gets better. Of course a reduction in APD would help a lot but that would be an effective way to increase business in the civil aviation industry and passenger numbers helping the economy but that is too logical for our Govt!
And while I'm dreaming lets throw these two into the mix:
BGI - 1x (Winter Only)
SFB - 1x (Summer Only)
I'm guessing if a 440 passenger 742 can make JFK off BOH's runway then these should be doable with a 763 (258 pax) or 788 (291 pax)!