Originally Posted by
flyslow
Saw something like that myself. When the talk about "travel corridors" started in June, I booked LHR-SPU return in ET for about £90 for mid-July. Couple of hours after official announcement about "corridors" and Croatia being on exempt list same flights were selling for over £300 in ET. And outbound was completely packed.
It's definitely supply and demand at work. And there's a lot of pent up demand. Despite criticism of BA's approach to the way it's limiting its schedule, it appears to be maintaining more of its schedule than some of its rivals, like Lufthansa. As soon as folks think it's safe to travel again, I think BA is best positioned to ramp up its supply while other carriers will be lagging. As a result, for some period of time, BA may be able to call its price on the routes it covers until other carriers ramp up their supply.
It's always a gamble--for us as consumers and for the businesses. If BA is right in its approach, it's going to make some money down the road; if Lufthansa and others are right, there's a pretty good chance BA will lose money down the road. I like BA's chances.