SHANNON

[MerchantVenturer]

In terms of pure numbers SNN did better than NOC for Ryanair on the BRS routes.

The annual passenger numbers on SNN-BRS were: 95,000 in 2006, 97,000 in 2007, 83,000 in 2008 and 81,000 in 2009 after which the route was one of many from SNN axed by Ryanair following a dispute with the airports authority.

The flight was daily and year-round although I have a recollection that it might have dropped to 6 x weekly in its latter days.

NOC started in winter 2007/2008 at 4 x weekly and ran year round for about three years although it had by then been reduced to 3 x weekly (which it remains) and it became summer-only from 2011. NOC-BRS annual passenger numbers were: 41,000 in 2008, 33,000 in 2009, 30,000 in 2010, 26,000 in 2011, 29,000 in 2012 and 28,000 in 2013.

I accept that there is not necessarily a link between loads and yields and 2006-2009 was then and now is now in terms of SNN-BRS.

NOC-BRS has certainly carried on summer after summer with load factors that are not stunning, to put it mildly. For example taking the last two summers from May to September in both years the monthly load factors were approximately:

2013: 57%, 58, 67, 80 and 59.
2014: 60, 54, 70, 86, 56.

Based on a 189-seat aircraft with the assumption that all advertised rotations operated.