Vancouver/domestic stats October
October domestic stats - Source: CAA for monthly pax figure the rest are estimates based on SBS logs and airline seat-maps
.............................2013....avg pax....load factor.. 2012
ABERDEEN............9510.........45.............63%........8 557
BELFAST CITY.... 24583.........68.............66%......27900
BELFAST INT.... 14248......120..............77%........2916
CITY OF DERRY ....4345.......128.............68%........4751
DUNDEE.....................0 ........................................1475
EDINBURGH........27113........74..............72%......27443
GLASGOW...........19418.......54..............60%......19400
GUERNSEY............3012...................inc in JER .....2359
JERSEY..................3265.......51..............63%...... ..4591
INVERNESS...........3065.......57..............63%........29 61
ISLE OF MAN.........3646.......35..............45%.......3774
NEWCASTLE...........739..........8..............28%.......10 75
Flybe have significantly cut BHD capacity after this month with easyjet not reacting (the increases were planned ages ago) and the net result is easy have raised fares which hopefully won't reduce pax numbers this month and first indications it is not (I monitor fares most days). I am sure they will look at the schedule again with Monday morning BFS-BHX, Wednesday evening BHX-BFS and all Sunday services selling out most weeks. In fact evening loads on Monday and Tuesday are also high. I assume a third Sunday, Monday and Wednesday service has yet to materialise as there is no justification for it on both legs although Sunday might be able to support it in both directions.
Canada
Although it is true the ex-pat British population has dwindled the ex-pat Sikh population in Canada seems to be growing with nearly 500000 (if you believe that well known source) of which of 200000 are in the Vancouver area and I thought this might give a bit of hope for a weekly summer service.
I certainly don't have any substantive figures relating to travel figures between the Midlands and Vancouver Sikh communities but you would hope that this has been taken into consideration by the varies travel companies and not over-looked. I only have anecdotal evidence that there is a reasonable amount of travel between the communities but whether this is enough to sustain a weekly service I don't know.
Pete