Originally Posted by
TabTraveller
Some are weight constrained but most aren’t (unless it’s a hot day at LCY). Also take a look at winter routes to ski destinations such as CMF. It’s fairly clear that BACF are looking more to premium leisure to fill planes given that short haul business travel has not recovered. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them replace the E190s with A220s when the time comes.
Fair enough. All I'm saying is that if you want to do that there has to be something about your product, which is actually 'premium'. A dreadful pitch for 50% of the passengers, a BoB proposition which is arguably inferior (less reliable / extensive) to the LCCs, no lounge at LCY (which is the key differentiator in my mind for status pax at LHR/LGW), no adjacent seat blocking in CE, etc. Unless you live super close, what exactly is the CF 'premium' proposition that would justify the commensurate price premium? If you are hoping to draw additional premium leisure traffic to CF I can't see how this is the way to do it. You have to have something which incentivises you to choose LCY and CF