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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

23rd Aug 2019, 21:13

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Derry/Londonderry 2

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Posted By virginblue

In what regard? The purpose of a PSO route is not...

In what regard? The purpose of a PSO route is not to give local punters access to cheap Ryanair flights at STN as nothing is to be gained for the public by that. It is to connect the capital or major...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

18th Feb 2019, 17:30

Replies: 696

Derry/Londonderry 2

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Posted By virginblue

Sure. But easyJet, for example, would only be...

Sure. But easyJet, for example, would only be interested in something like STN-LDY-STN-XXX-STN-XXX-STN-LDY-STN (and the "XXX" probably destinations rather far away on the continent give the short...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

18th Feb 2019, 17:14

Replies: 696

Derry/Londonderry 2

Views: 297,609

Posted By virginblue

But I doubt the contract would allow an eight...

But I doubt the contract would allow an eight sector operation with the aircraft doing flights from its base at STN, LTN or LGW to other destinations ...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

18th Feb 2019, 17:07

Replies: 696

Derry/Londonderry 2

Views: 297,609

Posted By virginblue

Don't PSO services come with some serious...

Don't PSO services come with some serious operational constraints stipulated in the contract that are quite impractical for LCCs (e.g. where the aircraft has to be based, what and what not it is...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

18th Feb 2019, 15:51

Replies: 696

Derry/Londonderry 2

Views: 297,609

Posted By virginblue

Who for example? And what did stop them from...

Who for example? And what did stop them from tendering the last time when flybmi was awarded the route?

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

17th Feb 2019, 20:23

Replies: 696

Derry/Londonderry 2

Views: 297,609

Posted By virginblue

The superior product is that you can fly from...

The superior product is that you can fly from LDY.

How do you get to Belfast for free - getting beamed there by supernatural powers? Is there no monetary value linked to the time you waste having...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

25th Jan 2019, 12:26

Replies: 696

Derry/Londonderry 2

Views: 297,609

Posted By virginblue

Interesting.. Edinburgh generated almost exactly...

Interesting.. Edinburgh generated almost exactly as many passengers in December 2018 as Glasgow in December 2017 (if my calculator works properly, GLA was 6.206, EDI now is 6.261). So overall traffic...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

13th Sep 2018, 11:24

Replies: 696

Derry/Londonderry 2

Views: 297,609

Posted By virginblue

A PSO on a route like LDY-STN should not be in...

A PSO on a route like LDY-STN should not be in place to subsidize cheap tickets for leisure flights or VFR-travel, to be honest, as alternatives are available for that type of travel 60 miles away...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

12th Sep 2018, 20:16

Replies: 696

Derry/Londonderry 2

Views: 297,609

Posted By virginblue

The point of that type of PSO is to guarantee...

The point of that type of PSO is to guarantee that an air service is available, not that people can literally fly for free. We are not exactly looking at a remote island airport where the air service...

Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes

11th Sep 2018, 20:47

Replies: 696

Derry/Londonderry 2

Views: 297,609

Posted By virginblue

It could be profitable for flybmi because of the...

It could be profitable for flybmi because of the PSO, but not without it?

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