Originally Posted by
El Bunto
Yes it's a nice big comfy A3xx but a 65nm route is really not an efficient use of the type. It will be barely topping-out at FL150 before commencing descent.
Unless they operated IoM as a pass-through onto other destinations, as JEA used to with the F27s, I don't see how this will be much more affordable than Eastern.
To put it in context, the only shorter routes on an A320 that I can think of are Fuertaventura to Arrecife which are really positioning flights with pax permitted.
I picked random dates, and it works out BFS-IOM return is £49. Comparatively, the same dates (25-29 June) cost an extortionate £289 with Eastern/Flybe.
easyJet have been able to make LPL-IOM work, which is currently their shortest route, and only 15nm longer than BFS-IOM. Prices are also £49 return, and the only major difference is that the A319 is used instead of the A320.