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Is this anecdotal or is there any published data on the pricing differences?

From the CAA passenger data. E.g MAN/LPL to BCN market 18 times bigger than LBA in June. Thats miles out of kilter with other comparable routes

Unless they are adding more aircraft to their BCN base then I guess they would need to stop flying another route of a similar length and swap it for LBA. BCN-LBA can be underserved through the eyes of LBA’s management team and at the same be well down the list of priorities for an airline...

The CAA data published every month gives a very accurate insight into which routes are served well or not. Personally I don’t think it’s a matter of too much debate. LBA-BCN is just one of many routes that are under served. But if serving it doesn’t fit with Easyjet’s strategy then they...

That’s a good summary @Severn. It’s been discussed on here before how big Jet2 are at LBA. It brings lots of positives in terms of frequency and choice and clearly they have built up a very loyal customer base over nearly 25 years. It makes perfect sense that if Easyjet’s strategy is to...

But the question was asked about FR&LS vs EZY at LBA specifically. FR&LS are scale operators at LBA and EasyJet are not. They operated a handful of flights and I would be amazed if their seat costs on LBA-PMI for example were lower than Jet2. Even if they are, the other point is that Jet2...

FR and LS have been here for years They have built up millions of data points about pricing and demand and know the market They are based carriers, operating at scale, meaning they have all sorts of cost advantages They have a lot of capacity on popular routes and can easily afford to attack new...

Infrastructure investors tend to look at long term. 5,10 years. They are used to looking through market dips and will try and focus on long-term "fundamentals" as they refer to it. If the market shrinks for a while because of fuel prices, consumer confidence or whatever, then their question...

According to the CAA, the airport was 8% busier in May 2026 vs May 2025. An increase of about 40,000 passengers. UK airports overall grew by just 1%. This was all known about at the start of the summer season when the start of season ACL report was issued. It was well reported here -...

How much more expensive is a Starbucks at LBA compared to the high street? I think anyone who knows how the airport / airline business works would expect the airport price to be higher - that’s just inevitable - so it’s just a question of how much more is reasonable I guess.

Very unlikely to be a few months. To commit to a base, they will need to recruit local crew, put in place service contracts with ground handling etc as well as giving enough lead time to sell the seats. TUI put summer 2027 on sale in March 2026, so more than a year before flying starts so...

Why not ?

True . But based aircraft rarely just turn up out of the blue . It often involves a legal contract between the airport and the airline that commits to x passengers over y years. The airport would have more than enough notice to build what’s needed.

LBA is an exception because the Jet2 operation is huge relative to the size of the airport. Jet2 from LBA is broadly similar to Jet2’s operation from BHX and STN, meaning its massive for an airport handling 4.5m in total. That inevitably makes it hard for someone like TUI to compete as they...

On the basis the airport - for good reason - are usually very tight lipped about their commercial relations, what are we realistically expecting from the consultative committee?