Originally Posted by
Porky Speedpig
The IAG group and other BA joint ventures are slowly but surely increasing their presence at MAN, currently roughly 10/day to London (BA), 8/day to Ireland (EI), 3/day to USA (AA), up to 3-4/day to Spain/Italy (IB/I2/VY), Billund/Helsinki (EZ/AY), so arguably up to nearly 30 flights a day.
10/day to London (BA)
BA Hub
8/day to Ireland (EI)
EI hub
3/day to USA (AA)
All to AA hubs
up to 3-4/day to Spain/Italy (IB/I2/VY)
MAD - IB Hub; BCN = VY Hub
Billund/Helsinki (EZ/AY),
EZ and AY Hubs
That's how it is now. An ideal route is 50% O&D to the major metropolitan area where the hub is located, and 50% connecting traffic there onward to other destinations on the network. If you can get a greater share of the O&D (Dublin likely) that's to the good because revenue per seat is commonly better than the "attributed share" of a through fare, but the connecting traffic brings notable economies of scale.