Madtoonfan,
Do you work out of NCL, or are you in a ground based job there?
Yes the easyJet Barcelona and Alicante loads are looking consistently good at present and into the summer, Stansted still continues to bring moderate to high loads. Very good news for the airport and its catchment area to have low cost international destinations from NCL.
Ryanair were obviously happy with the customer response to the DUB as it was increased to double daily, however the numbers have fluctuated and have not been so consistent as they were in the first weeks of operation. Probably initially to do with there now being two rotations a day, instead of just one.
Your observation with regards to flybe I have to disagree with, infact on Sunday BE took 50/50 to BHD (100% LF) on the DH3. Yes some rotations are looking weaker at the moment but a true overview of EZY's impact can not be gleaned until the route is established with a customer base. Some of flybe's pax could defect, however easy could just as well create business for BE. Both carriers are inconsistent - EZY BFS-NCL on Sunday morning brought about 60 pax back (~40% LF). Remember it's not just about loads, yield and operating costs are the big ones.
Further effects to be felt when and if the Bmi baby MME-BFS becomes operational in October.
NCL Summer programme looking good.
cheers,
starship
