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Old Feb 5, 2012, 1:58 am
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Originally Posted by PVDtoDEL
The Greek Market doesn't have a lot of business heavy routes - it is a vacation destination after all. Being a monopoly carrier on a route like this should be able to support reasonable yields if served with the right amount of capacity...
A lot depends on whether you envision the BUD vacationers as being determined to go to the monopoly destination, perhaps because they own a second home in Greece, or whether they consider other destinations and look for a good deal. I suspect the latter is more common.
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