>>1348950>no better option if you're flying Providence RI to Dublin than Norwegian...thats an irrelevant share of the marketAaaaand, you've failed to understand the point of that route.
Norwegian also operated (last year, 2018) from Belfast International Airport to both Newburgh, NY and Providence, RI, the purpose being, that both airports were cheaper airports out of the way of NYC and Boston, respectively.
The people flying between Dublin and Providence are flying that because they're Irish and are going to Boston for cheap.
The equivalent direct flight on Aer Lingus is nearly twice the cost, and is done on an A330.
Norwegian knows what they're doing, and they know their competition from Dublin is Aer Lingus (who are now way more expensive) and the US carriers, who will take you to a hub first, United to Newark, American to Dallas and Delta.... I think to Chicago...
The cheapest options for Dublin to Boston, are unironically, Norwegian to Providence (and getting a bus), or KLM or Air France where you get a hop over the Amsterdam or CDG and then get on a larger 777 (or A330) to Boston.
The main reason why Aer Lingus has A321LRs on order is because Aer Lingus knows that they have routes in demand, and have had those routes on demand for *years*, but they've only managed to get enough passengers to fill those flights 80% on a 757 or even less on an A330. An A321LR can connect Dublin with Dulles, Dublin with Atlanta or Dublin with Montréal. Plus, Aer Lingus has an existing fleet of A320s for European routes, meaning they don't even need that many new pilots.