Originally Posted by
Calchas
"Launched last December, the service is the only non-stop link outside of London to China, and it is already proving to be a success with travelers in the North of England and
Scotland."
Bit of a stretch there
I'll be interested to see if the LBA-LHR BA shuttle is still packed full of Chinese students* connecting to CX at the end of this academic term.
* Well that's what I presume they are!
why is it a stretch?
CX codeshares with flybe to Scotland so they would know how many passengers are flying there...
I can't imagine an airline with a record of adding destinations at a slow cautious pace would suddenly change their business plan and cater it towards low yield students...
this route is also for more O and D space on the LHR flights as CX can't expand there...
LHR was at 99% load factor in August- aka CX was turning potential customers away