Mart, points noted. I can remember some time ago chatting to a Ryanair manager at a function and discussing how they managed routes to be kept, expanded or chopped. He simply said that the lowest routes were chopped at a review, not necessarily routes that were making losses, just routes that weren't making as much as forecast and where an aircraft could be better utilised elsewhere with more potential profit then decision made.
I can only assume Easy operate to a similar model? If this is the case then is there a potential for the Aldergrove - Gatwick route for example to get to a point where it is still profitable but not delivering as much as another route that could use an extra aircraft? Easy is not there to deliver primarily convenience, it is there purely to make money as is any business. There has to be a break point for any airline operating any route, the question is, is the market big enough to continue with the current capacity/over capacity or will something have to give. What if Ryanair were to increase capacity on Gatwick and start a Stansted or a Luton as well, is there enough traffic for everybody to make massive profits that their shareholders will expect?