Originally Posted by
NickB
I would have thought that Comair network reflects primarily what makes economic sense from a South African perspective. Having the network be determined primarily by a couple of BA long-haul connections would be the tail wagging the dog, would it not? Comair does not have a huge fleet either. That said, I believe that they are expecting some 737 Max next year so perhaps there might be some route expansion.
I would have thought for Comair to offer it and brand it as BA, it would need decent Y and J O&D traffic. Bolt on mainline BA connecting traffic is useful, but won’t make an uneconomic route viable.
Comair have offered a variety of regional destinations in the last 10 years and then pulled out as uneconomic. These include Mozambique, Botswana and Tanzania. I would think LUN would be even less attractive, given that LUN-JNB is a fairly long back track if your final destination is north.