Originally Posted by
Cymro
A mixture of:
2. They like finding underserved metro markets like BNA, PDX, etc. and tapping into point-to-point business traffic so they'd rather use the slot for that (and the ensuing cargo);
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They also like to find routes where the airport will provide subsidies / cash in kind support to operate the route such as marketing and reduced landing fees etc
Pittburgh are supporting BA with $3m over two years for example.