EMA and CWL do not seem to be priorities for Baby in terms of new routres.
bmibaby based a third aircraft at CWL for the first time for summer 06, and said that they were seriously considering adding a fourth. That third aircraft remains, and bmibaby have experienced their busiest summer yet this year, and I believe are on course to fly 750,000 passengers this year from CWL. Their aim is to fly in excess of 1m passengers a year. It’s true that Air Wales’ collapse did hit them, as they were unprepared and therefore unable to provide cover for the Paris, Cork, Belfast and Jersey services. As a result, CDG was scrapped, ORK given to RE and frequencies greatly reduced to BFS & JER. But with four extra a/c, and CWL proving a “solid growth” base with many untapped routes, and the Route Development Fund that was not available this time last year, I’m confident that CWL will get at least one, maybe 2 of these aircraft, and maybe 2 or 3 new routes. Increasing the frequencies of some exisiting, under served routes must also be a priority. From where I’m standing CWL is definatly a priority. Aside from CWL, I agree that BHX will be the main recipient of the new aircraft and routes, and that MAN & EMA will see little if no expanison. It seems stupid to expand at EMA if your going to concentrate future growth at BHX, and theres just too much competion at MAN.
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