Leeds Bradford: Ryanair Flights, New Routes & Base Updates

GolfFox said:

If you do that, what about mandatory RESA?? Wasn't that why it had to be moved in the first place?? I recall that to leave it where it was would have entailed filling in the small reservoir and creating the aforesaid overrun/undershoot safety area.

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…….and it allowed the installation of Cat3 approach lighting to improve operational reliability.

Sherburnflyer92 said:

Unfortunately this is a time where MOL/Ryanair wish they'd gone with the 321NEO over the MAX10. The 321NEO would be less restricted into some airfields then the MAX10 is clearly going to be.

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It goes against what MOL has said all along, being able to operate from all the smaller cheaper regional airports has always been a major plus for Ryanair bringing cost down. Being limited to certain larger airfields with long perfectly flat runways isn't the sort of thing MOL usually does. Only recently MOL said in an interview he felt like "Ryanair had robbed Boeing" making the order during the pandemic at a knocked down price. Whether he will eventually regret the move remains to be seen.

Not forgetting though that Ryanair will be operating a mixed fleet of 738s, Max 8-200s and Max 10s, so still plenty of aircraft that can operate out of airports not suitable for the Max 10. Plus MoL has stated he would like more Airbus aircraft in the fleet, over and above those currently operated by Lauda.

Aviador said:

It goes against what MOL has said all along, being able to operate from all the smaller cheaper regional airports has always been a major plus for Ryanair bringing cost down. Being limited to certain larger airfields with long perfectly flat runways isn't the sort of thing MOL usually does. Only recently MOL said in an interview he felt like "Ryanair had robbed Boeing" making the order during the pandemic at a knocked down price. Whether he will eventually regret the move remains to be seen.

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Ryanair operate from a lot of big airports and on high demand routes. I expect that's where the MAX 10s will go.

Be interesting to know how the B737 max10 handles once certified, the aircraft is almost as long as the A321 but lower to the ground and with the same size wing as other 737 types! 🤔

LBA4EVER said:

Be interesting to know how the B737 max10 handles once certified, the aircraft is almost as long as the A321 but lower to the ground and with the same size wing as other 737 types! 🤔

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It's a good point that and I am sure you once said that Boeing missed a trick by not doing a modern(ised) 757 which I also agree with.
If we finish up with a 3 or 4 Max8 FR base then happy with that

I dont think LBA will ever see the Max 10 given its obvious operational limitations. What is the point? We don't need an aircraft that will atruggle on hot days, wet days, crosswind days etc., leading to passenger disruption and delays. The Max 8 suits LBA perfectly in terms of capacity and performance, and ideally we get a 4th based unit when things improve in the aviation world.

White Heather said:

I dont think LBA wull ever see the Max 10 given its obvious operational limitations. What is the point? We dont need an aircraft that will atruggle on hot days, wet days, crosswind days etc., leading to passenger disruption and delays. The Max 8 suits LBA perfectly in terms of capacity and performance, and ideally we get a 4th based unit when things improve in the aviation world.

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and the Max 8 is a lovely aircraft to fly on as well......as is their cabin service out of the Leeds base..oh yes and the app food ordering system works very well on the Max..We tried it a few weeks ago and its a pretty good to your seat service..Different to Jet2 but not bad..I think other bases for Ryanair might not be so good, but LBA is top notch..and dsare I say, in some respects better than Jet2..

LBA4EVER said:

Be interesting to know how the B737 max10 handles once certified, the aircraft is almost as long as the A321 but lower to the ground and with the same size wing as other 737 types! 🤔

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One wonders whether it will be a bit like the B757-300 - if I remember correctly they rotated rather slowly due to their immense length

The 737MAX10 is very low to the ground. Again it's Boeing stretching a product over developing a new product. Never when the engineers first put together the 737 model way back in the 60's did they think the same exact model would be able to carry up to 230 passengers. It's ridiculous.

Here's something I didn't realise - Malaga is 10X weekly in June, reducing to 9X weekly in July as the evening Thursday flight is dropped at that point - not now like I presumed

Mate flew to Perpignan this morning, when got there all cases that were paid to go in hold were still at LBA, just over 80 passengers luggage, said that won’t get them well Thursday

JRP said:

Mate flew to Perpignan this morning, when got there all cases that were paid to go in hold were still at LBA, just over 80 passengers luggage, said that won’t get them well Thursday

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Swiss port failure or Ryanair turn round too tight?......or both

Hope none of the passenger sue them as they will lose the case!

paully said:

Swiss port failure or Ryanair turn round too tight?......or both

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I’m leaning toward a technical issue with the hold baggage door if it was failing to open. It makes sense that they would choose to get the flight off the ground rather than risk a major delay and the resulting surge in compensation claims!

Aviador said:

I’m leaning toward a technical issue with the hold baggage door if it was failing to open. It makes sense that they would choose to get the flight off the ground rather than risk a major delay and the resulting surge in compensation claims!

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They will have plenty of claims resulting from bags not arriving. I hope they dont expect people to go back to the airport to collect their bags on Thursday!

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Mate flew to Perpignan this morning, when got there all cases that were paid to go in hold were still at LBA, just over 80 passengers luggage, said that won’t get them well Thursday

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80 passengers worth of cases would be a fair bit of weight, did the plane not lift off the runway much earlier been lighter and surprise the pilots 😂

Aviador said:

I’m leaning toward a technical issue with the hold baggage door if it was failing to open. It makes sense that they would choose to get the flight off the ground rather than risk a major delay and the resulting surge in compensation claims!

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It was a technical problem with the baggage load system in the airport

Ryanair second release Winter 2026/2027 Leeds/Bradford schedule. Update on sale as of June 13th 2026.

13x routes
3x Based Aircraft – 2x Boeing 737-800 & 1x Boeing 737-MAX8
63x weekly Flights on sale
10x weekly flights operated by Buzz

Dublin = 15x weekly (3x daily Mon, Fri-Sun & 1x daily Tue-Thu)
Riga = 5x weekly (1x daily Mon & Thu-Sun)
Gdansk = 4x weekly (1x daily Mon, Thu-Fri & Sun)
Krakow = 9x weekly (2x daily Fri-Sat & 1x daily Mon-Thu, Sun)
Warsaw Chopin = 3x weekly (Thu & Sat-Sun)
Wroclaw = 3x weekly (Thu & Sat-Sun)
Faro = 2x weekly (Mon & Fri)
Bucharest = 2x weekly (Fri & Sun)
Alicante = 9x weekly (2x daily Thu-Fri & 1x daily Mon-Wed, Sat-Sun)
Fuerteventura = 2x weekly (Tue & Sat)
Arrecife = 2x weekly (Mon & Thu)
Malaga = 5x weekly (1x daily Mon-Tue & Fri-Sun)
Tenerife South = 2x weekly (Thu & Sun)

32x Extra end of summer season flights to: Dublin, Faro, Palma, Alicante, Malaga, Gerona, Reus, Arrecife, Gdansk, Krakow, Wroclaw & Riga.

24x Extra Christmas & New Years flights to Dublin, Riga, Gdansk, Krakow, Wroclaw, Alicante & Malaga

Mondays +10
Based Aircraft 1
FR2661 = LBA 06:00 – ALC 09:45 / FR2660 = ALC 10:20 – LBA 12:10 B7M8 26/10-22/03
FR0157 = LBA 12:35 – DUB 13:35 / FR0156 = DUB 14:00 – LBA 15:00 B7M8 26/10-22/03
FR0456 = LBA 15:50 – DUB 16:50 / FR0457 = DUB 17:15 – LBA 18:15 B7M8 26/10-22/03
FR1503 = LBA 18:40 – GDN 21:55 / FR1504 – GDN 22:20 – LBA 23:45 B7M8 26/10-22/03
Based Aircraft 2
FR0153 = LBA 06:00 – DUB 07:00 / FR0152 = DUB 07:25 – LBA 08:25 B738 26/10-22/03
FR2503 = LBA 08:50 – FAO 11:45 / FR2504 = FAO 12:10 – LBA 15:15 B738 26/10-22/03
FR2482 = LBA 16:05 – RIX 20:40 / FR2483 = RIX 21:05 – LBA 22:00 B738 26/10-22/03
Based Aircraft 3
FR2332 = LBA 06:40 – KRK 10:10 / FR2333 = KRK 10:35 – LBA 12:15 B738 26/10-22/03
FR2048 = LBA 14:40 – ACE 19:00 / FR2047 = ACE 19:35 – LBA 23:50 B738 26/10-22/03
Non-Based
FR2311 = PMI 05:50 – LBA 07:30 / FR2310 = LBA 07:55 – PMI 11:35 B738 26/10-02/11
FR2447 = AGP 17:00 – LBA 19:05 / FR2446 = LBA 19:30 – AGP 23:30 B738 26/10-22/03
FR0924 = DUB 21:35 – LBA 22:35 / FR9330 = LBA 23:00 – DUB 00:00 B7M8 26/10-02/11

Tuesdays +5
Based Aircraft 1
FR2661 = LBA 06:05 – ALC 09:50 / FR2660 = ALC 10:25 – LBA 12:15 B7M8 27/10-23/03
FR2446 = LBA 13:05 – AGP 17:05 / FR2447 = AGP 17:40 – LBA 19:45 B7M8 27/10-23/03
Based Aircraft 2
FR0475 = LBA 06:45 – FUE 11:05 / FR0474 = FUE 11:40 – LBA 16:00 B738 27/10-23/03
FR0157 = LBA 19:30 – DUB 20:30 / FR0156 – DUB 20:55 – LBA 21:55 B738 22/12-29/12
FR5659 = LBA 16:50 – ALC 20:35 / FR5660 = ALC 21:10 – LBA 23:00 B738 27/10-27/10
Based Aircraft 3
---------------NON OP------------- / ------------ NON OP ------------- B738 03/11-15/12 & 05/01-23/03
FR1503 = LBA 06:05 – GDN 09:20 / FR1504 = GDN 09:45 – LBA 11:10 B738 22/12-29/12
FR2048 = LBA 08:05 – ACE 12:25 / FR2047 = ACE 13:00 – LBA 17:15 B738 27/10-27/10
FR2482 = LBA 12:20 – RIX 16:55 / FR2483 = RIX 17:20 – LBA 18:15 B738 22/12-29/12
Non-Based
FR0457 = DUB 06:00 – LBA 07:00 / FR0456 = LBA 07:25 – DUB 08:25 B7M8 27/10-27/10
FR1504 = GDN 07:00 – LBA 08:25 / FR1503 = LBA 08:50 – GDN 12:05 B738 27/10-03/11 Op by Buzz
FR2311 = PMI 07:05 – LBA 08:45 / FR2310 = LBA 09:10 – PMI 12:50 B738 27/10-27/10
FR0152 = DUB 08:25 – LBA 09:25 / FR0153 = LBA 09:50 – DUB 10:50 B7M8 27/10-23/03
FR2458 = AGP 07:30 – LBA 09:35 / FR2457 = LBA 10:00 – AGP 14:00 B738 27/10-27/10
FR2333 = KRK 08:00 – LBA 09:40 / FR2332 = LBA 10:05 – KRK 13:35 B7M8 27/10-23/03 Op by Buzz
FR2342 = KRK 13:50 – LBA 15:30 / FR2343 = LBA 15:55 – KRK 19:25 B738 27/10-03/11 Op by Buzz
FR2342 = KRK 15:10 – LBA 16:50 / FR2343 = LBA 17:15 – KRK 20:45 B738 22/12-29/12 Op by Buzz
FR4108 = WRO 16:05 – LBA 17:25 / FR4107 = LBA 17:50 – WRO 21:00 B738 22/12-29/12 Op by Buzz;
FR0156 = DUB 21:20 – LBA 22:20 / FR0157 = LBA 22:45 – DUB 23:45 B7M8 27/10-27/10

Wednesdays +3
Based Aircraft 1
---------------NON OP ----------- / ------------ NON OP ------------- B7M8 04/11-24/03
FR3577 = LBA 06:00 – REU 09:25 / FR3578 = GRO 09:50 – LBA 11:15 B7M8 28/10-28/10
FR2048 = LBA 12:05 – ACE 16:25 / FR2047 = ACE 17:00 – LBA 21:15 B7M8 28/10-28/10
Based Aircraft 2
FR2332 = LBA 08:00 – KRK 11:30 / FR2333 = KRK 11:55 – LBA 13:35 B738 28/10-24/03
FR2661 = LBA 14:25 – ALC 18:10 / FR2660 = ALC 18:45 – LBA 20:35 B738 28/10-24/03
Based Aircraft 3
---------------NON OP------------ / ----------- NON OP -------------- B738 04/11-16/12 & 06/01-24/03
FR1503 = LBA 06:00 – GDN 09:15 / FR1504 = GDN 09:40 – LBA 11:05 B738 23/12-30/12
FR5659 = LBA 08:55 – ALC 12:40 / FR5660 = ALC 13:15 – LBA 15:05 B738 28/10-04/11
FR0456 = LBA 13:15 – DUB 14:15 / FR0457 = DUB 14:40 – LBA 15:40 B738 23/12-30/12
FR2503 = LBA 15:55 – FAO 18:50 / FR2504 = FAO 19:15 – LBA 22:20 B738 28/10-28/10
FR0157 = LBA 19:30 – DUB 20:30 / FR0156 = DUB 20:55 – LBA 21:55 B738 23/12-30/12
Non-Based
FR2447 = AGP 05:50 – LBA 07:55 / FR2446 = LBA 08:20 – AGP 12:20 B738 28/10-28/10
FR0152 = DUB 08:30 – LBA 09:30 / FR0153 = LBA 09:55 – DUB 10:55 B7M8 28/10-24/03
FR4108 = WRO 08:40 – LBA 10:00 / FR4107 = LBA 10:25 – WRO 13:35 B738 28/10-28/10 Op by Buzz
FR9296 = WRO 10:40 – LBA 12:00 / FR9297 = LBA 12:25 – WRO 15:35 B738 23/12-30/12 Op by Buzz
FR2311 = PMI 13:20 – LBA 15:00 / FR2310 = LBA 15:25 – PMI 19:05 A320 28/10-28/10 Op by Lauda
FR1504 = GDN 13:40 – LBA 15:05 / FR1503 = LBA 15:30 – GDN 18:45 B738 28/10-04/11 Op by Buzz
FR2458 = AGP 15:05 – LBA 17:10 / FR2457 = LBA 17:35 – AGP 21:35 B7M8 28/10-28/10
FR2447 = AGP 15:45 – LBA 17:50 / FR2446 = LBA 18:15 – AGP 22:15 B7M8 23/12-30/12
FR2483 = RIX 17:30 – LBA 18:25 / FR2482 = LBA 18:50 – RIX 23:25 B7M8 28/10-28/10
FR4108 = WRO 18:00 – LBA 19:20 / FR4107 = LBA 19:45 – WRO 22:55 B738 23/12-30/12 Op by Buzz
FR0156 = DUB 20:15 – LBA 21:15 / FR0157 = LBA 21:40 – DUB 22:40 B7M8 28/10-28/10

Thursdays +10
Based Aircraft 1
FR2661 = LBA 06:00 – ALC 09:45 / FR2660 = ALC 10:20 – LBA 12:10 B7M8 29/10-25/03
FR0153 = LBA 12:35 – DUB 13:35 / FR0152 = DUB 14:00 – LBA 15:00 B7M8 29/10-25/03
FR5659 = LBA 15:50 – ALC 19:35 / FR5660 = ALC 20:10 – LBA 22:00 B7M8 29/10-25/03
Based Aircraft 2
FR0240 = LBA 06:00 – TFS 10:35 / FR0241 = TFS 11:10 – LBA 15:40 B738 29/10-25/03
FR7664 = LBA 16:30 – WAW 19:55 / FR7665 = WAW 20:20 – LBA 21:55 B738 29/10-25/03
Based Aircraft 3
FR2482 = LBA 06:05 – RIX 10:40 / FR2483 = RIX 11:05 – LBA 12:00 B738 29/10-25/03
FR2048 = LBA 12:50 – ACE 17:10 / FR2047 = ACE 17:45 – LBA 22:00 B738 29/10-25/03
Non-Based
FR0156 = DUB 06:15 – LBA 07:15 / FR0157 = LBA 07:40 – DUB 08:40 B7M8 24/12-31/12
FR1504 = GDN 07:20 – LBA 08:45 / FR1503 = LBA 09:10 – GDN 12:25 B738 29/10-25/03 Op by Buzz
FR4108 = WRO 08:00 – LBA 09:20 / FR4107 = LBA 09:45 – WRO 12:55 B738 29/10-25/03 Op by Buzz
FR2324 = GRO 11:50 – LBA 13:10 / FR2325 = LBA 13:35 – GRO 16:50 B738 29/10-29/10
FR2333 = KRK 15:50 – LBA 17:30 / FR2332 = LBA 17:55 – KRK 21:25 B738 29/10-25/03 Op by Buzz
FR0156 = DUB 20:15 – LBA 21:15 / FR0157 = LBA 21:40 – DUB 22:40 B7M8 29/10-29/10

Fridays +12
Based Aircraft 1
FR5659 = LBA 06:10 – ALC 09:55 / FR5660 = ALC 10:40 – LBA 12:30 B7M8 30/10-26/03
FR0456 = LBA 13:20 – DUB 14:20 / FR0457 = DUB 14:45 – LBA 15:45 B7M8 30/10-26/03
FR5420 = LBA 16:10 – OTP 21:30 / FR5421 = OTP 21:55 – LBA 23:25 B7M8 30/10-26/03
Based Aircraft 2
FR0153 = LBA 06:05 – DUB 07:05 / FR0152 = DUB 07:30 – LBA 08:30 B738 30/10-26/03
FR2446 = LBA 08:55 – AGP 12:55 / FR2447 = AGP 13:30 – LBA 15:35 B738 30/10-26/03
FR2332 = LBA 16:25 – KRK 19:55 / FR2333 = KRK 20:20 – LBA 22:00 B738 30/10-26/03
Based Aircraft 3
FR2343 = LBA 06:30 – KRK 10:00 / FR2342 = KRK 10:25 – LBA 12:05 B738 30/10-26/03
FR2482 = LBA 12:55 – RIX 17:30 / FR2483 = RIX 17:55 – LBA 18:50 B738 30/10-26/03
FR9329 = LBA 19:25 – DUB 20:25 / FR9330 = DUB 20:50 – LBA 21:50 B738 30/10-30/10
Non-Based
FR1504 = GDN 07:25 – LBA 08:50 / FR1503 = LBA 09:15 – GDN 12:30 B7M8 30/10-26/03 Op by Buzz
FR2504 = FAO 07:05 – LBA 10:10 / FR2503 = LBA 10:35 – FAO 13:30 B7M8 30/10-26/03
FR2660 = ALC 17:40 – LBA 19:30 / FR2661 = LBA 19:55 – ALC 23:40 B7M8 30/10-26/03
FR0156 = DUB 19:30 – LBA 20:30 / FR0157 = LBA 20:55 – DUB 21:55 B7M8 30/10-26/03

Saturdays +11
Based Aircraft 1
FR0153 = LBA 06:00 – DUB 07:00 / FR0152 = DUB 07:25 – LBA 08:25 B7M8 31/10-27/03
FR2446 = LBA 08:50 – AGP 12:50 / FR2447 = AGP 13:25 – LBA 15:30 B7M8 31/10-27/03
FR2661 = LBA 17:25 – ALC 21:10 / FR2660 = ALC 21:45 – LBA 23:35 B7M8 31/10-27/03
Based Aircraft 2
FR2343 = LBA 06:00 – KRK 09:30 / FR2342 = KRK 09:55 – LBA 11:35 B738 31/10-27/03
FR7664 = LBA 13:50 – WAW 17:15 / FR7665 = WAW 18:40 – LBA 20:15 B738 31/10-27/03
FR0157 = LBA 20:40 – DUB 21:40 / FR0156 = DUB 22:05 – LBA 23:05 B738 31/10-27/03
Based Aircraft 3
FR2482 = LBA 06:15 – RIX 10:50 / FR2483 = RIX 11:15 – LBA 12:10 B738 31/10-27/03
FR0475 = LBA 14:05 – FUE 18:25 / FR0474 = FUE 19:00 – LBA 23:20 B738 31/10-27/03
Non-Based
FR4108 = WRO 07:20 – LBA 08:40 / FR4107 = LBA 09:05 – WRO 12:15 B7M8 31/10-27/03 Op by Buzz
FR5660 = ALC 07:15 – LBA 09:05 / FR5659 = LBA 09:30 – ALC 13:15 B738 31/10-31/10
FR0457 = DUB 13:05 – LBA 14:05 / FR0456 = LBA 14:30 – DUB 15:30 B7M8 31/10-27/03
FR2333 = KRK 17:50 – LBA 19:30 / FR2332 = LBA 19:55 – KRK 23:25 B738 31/10-27/03 Op by Buzz
FR2311 = PMI 19:05 – LBA 20:45 / FR2310 = LBA 21:10 – PMI 00:50 A320 31/10-31/10 Op by Lauda

Sundays +12
Based Aircraft 1
FR2661 = LBA 06:10 – ALC 09:55 / FR2660 = ALC 10:30 – LBA 12:20 B7M8 25/10-21/03
FR2446 = LBA 14:10 – AGP 18:10 / FR2447 = AGP 18:45 – LBA 20:50 B7M8 25/10-21/03
FR0153 = LBA 21:15 – DUB 22:15 / FR0152 = DUB 22:40 – LBA 23:40 B7M8 25/10-21/03
Based Aircraft 2
FR7664 = LBA 06:05 – WAW 09:30 / FR7665 = WAW 09:55 – LBA 11:30 B738 25/10-21/03
FR5420 = LBA 13:45 – OTP 19:05 / FR5421 = OTP 19:30 – LBA 21:00 B738 25/10-21/03
Based Aircraft 3
FR0240 = LBA 06:30 - TFS 11:05 / FR0241 = TFS 11:40 – LBA 16:10 B738 25/10-21/03
FR2482 = LBA 17:00 – RIX 21:35 / FR2483 = RIX 22:00 – LBA 22:55 B738 25/10-21/03
Non-Based
FR0457 = DUB 06:05 – LBA 07:05 / FR0456 = LBA 07:30 – DUB 08:30 B7M8 25/10-21/03
FR2333 = KRK 07:30 – LBA 09:10 / FR2332 = LBA 09:55 – KRK 13:05 B738 25/10-21/03 Op by Buzz
FR1504 = GDN 08:00 – LBA 09:25 / FR1503 = LBA 09:50 – GDN 13:05 B738 25/10-21/03 Op by Buzz
FR0156 = DUB 14:55 – LBA 15:55 / FR0157 = LBA 16:20 – DUB 17:20 B7M8 25/10-21/03
FR4108 = WRO 17:35 – LBA 18:55 / FR4107 = LBA 19:20 – WRO 22:20 B738 25/10-21/03 Op by Buzz

Thought I'd give an update on some load performance now the summer holidays have begun (focusing mainly on outbound)

All flights to Poland, Riga and Bucharest are pretty much full (Gdansk, Warsaw, Riga and Bucharest are therefore business as usual, Poznan and Wroclaw have had more significant jump, Krakow is generally fine except the later Tuesday flights have slightly lower loads)

Ryanair compete very strongly to Alicante compared to other routes where they compete with Jet2, with even the traditionally lighter-loaded late departures on Sunday and Monday around 90% loaded, with these being the third departures of the day. Loads to Palma, for example, are lower if it's the second outbound in the evening (not to say the loads are weak - more like 80%, though outside of the peak they have been rather weaker). I put this down to Jet2 throwing everything at Palma in July/August, with often 2-3 flights in the evening

Ibiza continues to fall below my expectations, though I believe tomorrow's outbound exceeds 70-75%, rather above the 50-60% I've been used to seeing for Monday outbounds

Dublin flights follow the trend of being much higher loaded in holiday periods. Weekday outbounds Tuesday-Thursday are often not amazing, however last week they picked up nicely and I see them continuing to do the same

Faro and Girona, the weakest loaded of the 'traditional' destinations, are all roughly full, as expected (I'm putting lower loads outside of the peaks for both routes down to consistently poor flight times and high capacity)

Even in peak season the Saturday outbound to Lanzarote can't seem to break 75%. This may have something to do with arriving in Lanzarote at 1am. Tenerife, however, doesn't have to seem these same issues on Sundays despite similarly abysmal flight times

Hope this was of some interest