Keflavik
I found it surprising that easyJet decided to stop Keflavik next April. The route began in December 2013 and the first year carried more passengers than easyJet's publicly stated prediction before the route began.
2015 is the second full year and CAA stats show that the route is well up on 2014 in terms of passenger numbers albeit September and October saw significant drops compared with those months in 2014. Fares have never looked that cheap either.
easyJet operated at 3 x weekly last winter but 2 x weekly in the summer. I was expecting them to return in winter 16/17. Whether they will now remains to be seen.
Accepting that easyJet has been the main driver of BRS's success over the past decade it's always a good thing to have more airlines. Relying on one major customer is never wise in any industry if it can be avoided.
Another plus is that WOW will arrive at 1010 and depart at 1100 which is a quieter period at BRS where the terminal can become uncomfortably crowded at times, although the recent terminal expansion and current further terminal expansion work ought to go a long to dealing with this.
Perhaps the one minus point is that WOW is not well known to local travellers so publicity will have to be good, something that BRS usually excels in when it comes to supporting its airlines.
Last edited by MerchantVenturer; 24th Nov 2015 at 19:28.
Reason: typo