Originally Posted by
SparseFlyer
Could be any of the below really (in no particular order):
- Better yield elsewhere
- Tied to another rotation that got canned and can't get utilisation up
- Fuel cost for the 77L is killing the yield
- Demand too low
- Revenue gained by having YYZBOM is lower than dumping everyone on YYZDEL and cranking up the cost
- Not enough US/Canada-BOM OD, with onwards connections better served elsewhere
- Flight had to be canned, and this one was the least impact for schedule changes ticket reissues
- Crew Scheduling issues (book offs, rotations, layover, etc)
- Ground ops staff issues
- Gate/Slot cost unfavourable
- Negotiation issues between AI/AC for access to onwards traffic
- Too much damage by pax to the aircraft interior
- Etc.
12 is funny.
For 3, the frame used was the 789 and was upguaged to 77 so either they needed the 789 elsewhere or there was enough demand for 77.
For AI connecting traffic, sounds like AI will take any and all comers. They offer connections to AC from both DEL, DXB and unless I am mistaken from LHR too.
I think 1, 2 are more likely. I thought demand was good since I heard that EK lost some of the connecting pax to BOM so might have affected EK load.
EK is also going to 5 days from YYZ so perhaps they have capacity and efficiency to make the YYZ-DXB-BOM pricing more aggressive. Everything else is via DEL or thru multiple points in Europe with Star Alliance partners, predominantly LH.