sjc
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>>>business models based on serving someone that other people do not currently serve often find out why they were not served in the first place.<<<
While lack of potential traffic is one likely scenario, this being Canada I wouldn't rule out poor business models/decisions by the existing airlines.
A perfect example is YTZ -- Air Canada Jazz had decided that it couldn't support more than a single DH8-100 going back and forth to Ottawa at YTZ. Porter has come in and shown that there is lots of potential traffic to/from YTZ to lots of places.
EDIT: Obviously some market research would be required.
Also Air Canada and Westjet have an interest in having routes that travel through their hubs. They are less interested in non-hub to non-hub routes. While there is some of that being done by regionals, there are certainly gaps (YQB-YHZ for example).
While lack of potential traffic is one likely scenario, this being Canada I wouldn't rule out poor business models/decisions by the existing airlines.
A perfect example is YTZ -- Air Canada Jazz had decided that it couldn't support more than a single DH8-100 going back and forth to Ottawa at YTZ. Porter has come in and shown that there is lots of potential traffic to/from YTZ to lots of places.
EDIT: Obviously some market research would be required.
Also Air Canada and Westjet have an interest in having routes that travel through their hubs. They are less interested in non-hub to non-hub routes. While there is some of that being done by regionals, there are certainly gaps (YQB-YHZ for example).
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