Couldnt BE put the 195's onto the BOH operations that FR have dropped this year due to lack of available aircraft ie carcassone , pisa. or is this too much of a gamble?
In relation to the parallel routes with SOU, i disagree, the DUB route was operated by FR for many years however EI have just stopped their flight. FR also did PIK and then EDI for years with 738's.
No idea why they have chosen to operate some routes like Deauville, especially with the ferry from Poole right by.
I think the AMS and CDG routes are good especially for connections, i know many people in Bournemouth who would use them to connect to the rest of the world, whereas if they drove to Southampton to connect they may as well just go to LHR or LGW. The connections to USA via DUB with EI were incredibly poorly advertised.