Originally Posted by
sigma421
HAJ is a route they inherited from bmi, who used to often run the thing on an ERJ-145, so as you say it's interesting it's continued. Lack of competition and the fact that HAJ isn't especially close to a good alternative probably explain it as you suggest.
The catchment area of HAJ is bigger than you would expect. Massively helped by the fact that HAM is north of the Elbe, and BRE is a bit like Norwich: the only proper international scheduled flight is KL to AMS.
HAJ is also a great option for anyone wanting a cheap last minute Christmas market flight on BA (Celle, Lüneburg, Braunschweig, and even Hamburg are all easy to reach from there).