Why does Aer Lingus not fly to Reus?

Player_86

Family of 4 (including two young kids) looking to fly from Dub to Reus in May or June. Only Ryanair fly there from Dub (other than occasional charter). Flights are frequent but prices are very expensive - €1,600 to €2,300 depending on dates. Nearly anywhere else in Europe, including the Canaries, is cheaper.

Why does Aer Lingus not fly to Reus, does anyone know?

zell12

because they fly to BCN 93km away.

Rossie11

Ryanair fly there from Shannon but prices this year about double last year. Mental

vegandinner

They fly to BCN which is the main airport in that area

Player_86

Yes, I’m aware Aer Lingus flys to BCN, but Ryanair flys to both (as well as Girona).

With the flight frequency to Reus (2 or 3 flights per day each way) and prices (eye watering), it seems like there is money to be made on the route.

EchoIndia

Where Ryanair has a monopoly and demand is strong, it tends to behave accordingly. Before the advent of LCCs, Reus was at best a seasonal charter destination from DUB and I'm not even sure that it was served for a long tme on that basis.

vegandinner

No Reus is profitable for RYR only because there is no competition, and BCN DUB already served by 3/4 airlines, better to use the cheaper airport. EI would haemorrhage money on a Reus route. If RYR had spare slots with good times in BCN they’d move some of their Reus capacity to BCN. But their slot portfolio can be more profitable flying BCN to elsewhere. Think they have 15 aircraft based in BCN this summer.

Jack1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121582172#Comment_121582172

I remember many years back on a Sunday, Monarch used to send two A300's from Dublin to Reus. They had a 361 seat capacity on their A300s.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121582270#Comment_121582270

I don't believe EI would haemorrhage money on the route - with the right frequency, specifically targeting those visiting Salou (Wed/Sat etc). easyJet have started operating to Reus to compete with FR with initial low frequency this Summer.

Noxegon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058330088/why-does-aer-lingus-not-fly-to-reus

I think the most fundamental reason is because they choose to send their aircraft elsewhere.

cson

BCN would have transatlantic feed too for EI.

goingnowhere

Also EI into Level possibly in the IAG family