Originally Posted by
intuition
2 months after the news posted, that is more true than ever.
TF has adjusted the price downwards (normal struggle to fill a newly opened route) and AY keeps on offering Value (and pro) at a pricepoints 2,5x higher.
Meanwhile, AY CPH-HEL sells at 25% lower price than TF MMX-HEL.
AY MMX-HEL 235€
TF MMX-HEL 94€
AY CPH-HEL 72€
I feel sad for TF, which is a very nice operator.
My guess is that AY would rather have the passenger fly on AY-metal from CPH since they don't have to share the cost with TF then. Another theory would that there is an agreement that AY isn't allowed to compete with TF on the direct route, per demand from TF.
Long-haul the fares have been updated and although they are slightly higher than CPH/STO (checked Y to HKG & TYO) they are still "normal".