Originally Posted by
Jacob02
I am not trying to blindly advocate for something that cannot work but am just wondering why no airline seems to be willing to put a bet on one of the top-5 most visited European destinations year-round. This ignores, moreover, the increasing business traffic which is now mostly routed via FRA, MUC, AMS and LHR.
Yields between Europe and USA tanks in the colder months - PRG is not a huge business destination like the markets you mentioned which still sees steady business demand when the tourist season dries up. Naturally those cities are also massive hubs for the largest EU airlines which present hundreds of connecting opportunities that PRG does not even remotely offer.
In other words, in the summer months AA believes they can command fares that leisure travelers are willing to pay to make the flight profitable, but they clearly do not believe they can charge the same price point while sustaining the number of customers willing to pay that amount in the colder months as they do in the summer.