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Old Feb 25, 2020, 8:59 am
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etiene
 
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Originally Posted by BAeuro
Thanks for all the replies. I just thought that it could be a good possibility given that BA aquired all them LGW slots. So far we’ve seen no new Long Haul route since the slot acquisition.

I guess they also don’t want to face competition when they can have a route all to themselves (BNA, MSY, DUR).
Since they don't [or at least didn't until recent events caused suspensions] have frames lying around, launching new long haul routes from LGW would mean displacing existing capacity elsewhere [whether from LHR or LGW]. Difficult to make that financial case for a holiday destination with limited business potential while the current US regime is in power - especially when US metro areas are willing to pay for the flights.
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