Well I can assure you from experience that new routes are not a guarantee when announced - if they cull routes now, then it's a better move than going bust trying to offer lower priced seats for a perceived market that is not there.. better to concentrate on routes that do work than those that don't - take Wow Air dropping the cork winter route yesterday after only operating since May - there is no guarantee of passengers when a route is announced, all you can do is hope and pray that the data you've been given is somewhere near what's going to happen - however if you have a magic wand / crystal ball then offer them advice directly - I'm sure you'd make a lot of money with airline start ups with guaranteed route knowledge demand