Originally Posted by ajamieson
Let's be a little clearer here.
Assuming it is true, why doesn't BD hand the route over to JK (slots permitting) who could make a much better job and offer connections to other Spanish destinations (seamless JK/BD ticketing is very hard to find).
Not to mention poor schedule coordination. Been trying a LHR-MAD-IBZ itinerary on BD/JK. In theory, they have reasonable (although not spectacularly cheap) fares but this would result in a 10 hour wait in MAD on the way out and a 4 hour wait on the way back.
JK are clearly not that interested in the UK/Ireland market. Look at their website: even though they have DUB flights this summer, you can book flights
to DUB but not
from DUB.
Originally Posted by ajamieson
However, if you think about it from Virgin's point of view...if you were taking over BD and wanted to create a simple short haul feeder operation into your long haul route, which destinations would you drop?
mmm... and where do the INV and NAP routes fit into this?
And do these attact better yields and loads than MAD?