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Old 9th Apr 2017, 09:11
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LCY charges have become exorbitant and counter productive economically. Which is why I guess WX revisiting potential alernative locations to establish a new base. I think SEN 'might' present some attractiveness as a potential alternative base.

However it is somewhat odd to say the least, that SEN have launched other routes without effectively addressing the compelling economics of a frequent service to Dublin.

Dublin - London now the busiest city pair in Europe

Dublin Airport has recorded a 9% increase on air traffic to London, making the route the busiest in Europe, and the second busiest in the world. Dublin-London falls behind Hong Kong-Taipei, the world’s busiest route which boasts more than five million passengers.

The route is operated by Aer Lingus, CityJet, Ryanair and British Airways with flights to London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Stansted, London City and London Luton. With almost 4.5 million people on the route, Dublin-London accounted for almost 18% of Dublin Airport’s total traffic in 2015
Dublin-London now the busiest city pair in Europe

This is low hanging fruit which SEN management should be all over in terms of getting a proper service established between SEN and DUB.
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