Originally Posted by
Refuellerman
Back to youre question on the Londonderry thread i am 49 years old, be4 u had it closed down cause u cant take any criticism, baby 😢😢
I honestly cannot think of a poster more annoying than you.
You can't really compare to Shannon, it's a fairly unique market. It performs extremely well with the US market, filling flights and maintaining high yields for most months of the year. This constant comparison of "but Belfast has more passengers" is a complete denial to recognise that the markets are vastly different. Shannon compares very poorly in EU and UK routes compared to Knock and Cork, it's a unique market.
You've airports in the UK like Bristol (7.6mil) and Newcastle (4.8million) that also cannot gain US services. Worth mentioning that Newcastle has a niece of Dubai.
Every airport has a very different market, this seems to not only be ignored on here, but for the contrary to be made a point of, and a childlike tantrum of a stomp on the floor "THAT AIRPORT HAS THIS SO WHY CANT WE"
Better understanding of routes, how they're selected and how routes work, as well as markets, how they develop, how they can die, how other airports can serve them. It's not as simple as slicing off vast areas of land and saying all these people should fly from here.