If people are having staycations due to good weather it doesn't matter where a/c are heading, people are staying put - that's the issue. The reason EI, FR and others have focused on bucket and spade routes is they perform, and research points to the fact that during austere economic conditions people trim off the slightly more whimsical city breaks but keep that one main summer holiday. As aviation enthusiasts we may find looking at route maps that are concentrated round Spain etc boring but in the end it works, and without profit there is little to keep airlines afloat these days.