The article states the a/c will be sourced from EI. They have 2 more A319 planned and I would guess EIR having more of their routes in the new year with their new a/c, EDI-DUB is to be all EIR for instance.
Could the EI followers give us a picture of how this might affect EI's current routes, i.e., when the 4 x 320's depart to be fitted out/painted in Virgin colours that's quite a lump of workhorses out of their fleet. Are those 2 x 319's additional or replacement aircraft and when are they due?
Besides EDI-DUB what other routes could be envisaged for the new EIR a/c that could "free up" an existing A319/320 to replace at least one of "the departed"?
Maybe EI might wet-lease in a few of Mick's 738's to take up the slack
