[[img 4099]]Et eelmise uudise (Ryanair investeerib Frankfurt Hahni miljard dollarit) kommentaarides seletati mulle, miks Ryanairi lennud Tartusse või Pärnusse pole võimalikud, kuna Sindi või Ilmatsalu elanike ostujõud jääb Hahni elanike ostujõule alla, siis tekkis isu viidata artiklile, mis aitab ehk natukenegi aru saada odavlennunfirmade sihtkohtade valikust. Teisisõnu: Sindi elanike ostujõud ei olegi liini avamiseks väga määrav.

Tsiteerin: Low cost airlines are now the major factor dictating how European countries perform as tourist destinations according to World Travel Market’s UK & European Travel Report. Estonia – which is now served by a weekly EasyJet flight to Tallinn – reports UK visitors up a staggering 77% on last year. Similar leaps are seen for Poland (UK visitors up 47%); Slovakia (45.6%); Lithuania (40%) and Slovenia (18%). “You cannot underestimate the impact low-cost carriers have now,” said Enterprise Estonia research co-ordinator Piret Kallas. “The EasyJet flight from the UK has brought in an additional 19,000 visitors so far in 2005, which obviously has huge financial benefits.