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Old Jul 5, 2021, 8:49 am
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BrianDromey
 
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Originally Posted by ISTFlyer
Exactly, the schedule would increase gradually and the pre-COVID frequencies wouldn't be at place at the first stage.

CHS, PIT and PDX were trimmed entirely.
IMO; BWI, BNA, MSY, SAN, SJC would be the last routes to be restarted if they ever resume.
Interesting view. I am of the opposite opinion, I think leisure travel will recover much more quickly than business travel and that 8-10 flights a day to JFK might never be seen again. Secondary cities with the 787 and LGW 777s were a huge success prior to COVID and I think they will be after. The short haul network looks different today than in 2019, with much lower frequency but quite a few new leisure or "LGW" destinations. Overall I think the BA route map will look broadly similar, but the frequency will be down.
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