Summer sun E195 routes 2015
It is very difficult for Flybe with the E195 to compete with the lower seat mile costs of the aircraft used by RYR and EZY. One reason why the E195 is leaving the Flybe fleet.
Second it is also difficult for Flybe to 'warm up ' a route with the risk that RYR and Ezy sweep in afterwards with a bigger brand and very low costs. Flybe already said publicly that they cannot compete from Exeter against the LCC at Bristol.
SOU is about the same distance from LGW and even closer to RYR at BOH.
Third Flybe is concentrating on Dash 8 operations.
At least at SOU the runway is too short for reliable year round ops to distant locations by either RYR or EZY. But the Low Cost competition from LGW, BOH and even LHR limits the pax appeal and market for Flybe anyway.
BHX and MAN compete directly with LCC, so unlikely there either.
So it seems logical that there will be little or no Flybe med destinations in 2015.
Seems to me the company has set a sensible new course and is making reasonable progress.
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Last edited by Flitefone; 26th Nov 2014 at 20:52.