Originally Posted by
orbitmic
I do think that U2 has a significant share of business travellers already in many markets where it operated. I think it is more obvious in countries like France, Belgium, and the Netherlands where it uses the same airports as the main competitor (AF, SN, KL)
Same airports but not necessarily the same terminals and facilities. To take the example of France, they are OK at CDG or NCE but at MRS, they operate, like other LCCs and unlike legacy carriers, from T2, aka the Punishment Terminal (think Costco warehouse meets HMP Pentonville in terms of ambience), which is a distinctly unpleasant and not at all business-friendly experience. The same was true in LYS although I have not used them there in yonks so I do not know whether it still is the case.