Originally Posted by
Adam Smith
I doubt WS is going to fly to LHR any time soon. I can see why they would apply for the slots for the option value, but LGW is presumably cheaper for them to fly to and fine for those destined for London itself.
LHR's big advantage over LGW is for connecting traffic, but WS is still extremely poor in international partnerships, so there doesn't seem to be much value there.
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WestJet recently signed a codeshare agreement with VS that they could in theory expand for connecting options through LHR? Its clear they really want in, and I guess time will tell whether they choose to keep these slots and use them or return them like they did back in the winter. Be an interesting next couple of weeks.
The thing that I find odd is their choice of YVR instead of YYZ?