Originally Posted by
ajws_83
I think it will increase competition on the US routes (which is good), but increase prices on the routes VS pull out of...but not too much as BA are not the sole flyer between these city pairs.
I think BA might take the 380 to BOM, as EK and SQ have and LH going to do so shortly...India-USA is a big market at the end of the day.
Delta, putting the Atlantic back into Virgin
I'm obviously in the minority in this forum but I think it will increase price pressure on BA on the routes VS is increasing LAX/SFO/MIA and further increase competiveness on JFK... but I think in that market it is UA that will suffer. DTW will also offer VS some good connections with DL through the north of the US.
What they loose - NRT... a market which has been in decline for a whiel
CPT - a market where yields and utilisation are an issue thanks to the ME3
BOM - another market where ME3 capacity to the US has chomped at yields.
YVR - a fairly new seasonal route with little J traffic....so I'd expect BA/AC to pick up the slack as they have in the past... no new frequency but yeilds may return to where they were before VS entered.
Whilst some on V flyer may complain... VS are obviously going where people are willing to pah a decent price and have a desire to go to. All the routes dropped can be accessed by VS partner airlines.