Do you really see any demand at all for a DUB-NQY in winter or for more than
a low-frequency service in summer?
When I'm considering a new route I
try to imagine who the passengers will be. Who would they be on DUB-NQY in
summer? Irish surfers? Cornish tourists en route to the US? This is a sincere
question: you say "daily during summer and 3 weekly winter" so what sort of
passengers are going to fill all those seats?
well tourists in both direction sustained the route during the SZ days so I see no reason why with advertising it shouldn't work again ?
I know its a different sized aircraft with EIr but still, iv previously used NQY-DUB and the DH8-300 had a decent load, clearly I have no idea on yields.
but with advertising and the onward connection possibilities that EI would bring to the table I see no reason why it wouldn't work.
However, I do agree that LBA-DUB would have to be seen as a good bet well ahead of any marginal routes such as NQY.
cs