Originally Posted by
owenc
+1. Derry flights were always packed. I flew on the second last flight from Stansted and the flight was full to the brim.
There is definitely a market, it's just not sustainable with one flight a day with awkward times.
The latest CAA stats from June give a load factor of 74% (36 seats) to STN, and May load factor was just 67% (33 seats) which I certainly wouldn't classify as 'packed'. Even with double daily flights LDY-STN is simply not sustainable in the long run.
Originally Posted by
conorc123
the busiest route on BMIs network
bmi Regional are being payed to run the service, meaning they are able to reduce fares and still make money. They are unable to do so on their other routes, as they aren't financed by the taxpayer. Lower fares means higher loads.
Originally Posted by
conorc123
Passenger numbers shows load factors on both Ryanair flights at 90%+ . Hardly a few whinging locals?
Regarding Ryanair's routes; load factor on LDY-GLA was 87% in both May and June, and LDY-LPL load factor was 79% in May and 89% in June. To put this into perspective, Ryanair had an average load factor of 94% in both May and June, so both routes are underperforming.