Shannon supported over 100 daily seats to BHX on expensive tickets
AerRyan,
Please define 'expensive tickets'. This is a fantastic statement, where on earth do you get your information from?
There is no compelling reason why Ryanair would ever want to fly from Knock to Birmingham when there is no existing carrier on the route, as they have East Mids, which is there alternative and the midlands airport that they have developed the most. Once can only assume due to lower cost base etc.
Shannon on the other hand had an incumbent on a route to the midlands and therefore FR went after that.
Equally, there are no carriers, who wish to come in and burn cash trying to occupy the space where Ryanair is at. Day returns on business are an attractive proposition, but with a daily 738 plying the route, the day return piece will never be sustainable.
EI-BUD