Originally Posted by
Dan72
Yes, still there. 8 November CAI to LHR £106 on ba.com but saw it for under £100 on some OTAs. If you need sooner you can get BA for the same trip for £122 March/April.
Ah, right OK. I was looking at LHR CAI one-ways and couldn't see how they could cover a fare+supplements+90-odd quid of APD with a sub-£100 ticket
I guess that they are marketing such tickets reflects both the reduced costs of the narrow-body operation and the low level] of demand for the service.
Originally Posted by
Dan72
I worked south of Egypt for several years and CAI was often the best staging post to and from work. Egyptair was one of the few carriers heading where I was going. ET was also an option and while possibly a bit better, routing through Cairo was much faster. Time is important to me on frequent work trips. I would resent spending thrree times the time to route through DOH on QR.
Well, yes: and for that reason the EgyptAir MAN CAI service was a godsend. That disappeared some time ago, and I see they've taken up Dublin to feed the Cairo hub.....
As for Phil and QR: the CAI DOH sectors attracted both (regional) first-class service and TPs,
and entry to the rarefied world of QR's Al Sawa lounge: I guess he was happy to write off the extra time spent travelling