Originally Posted by
Schwann
Hopefully BA doesn't start this route, push Aurigny off (or worse make it follow the fate of Eastern and Blue Islands) and then desert the route in favour of using the slots for a daily flight to Sioux Falls or similar.
Aurigny is 100% owned by the States of Guernsey and so has a bit more financial headroom being a government-owned airline.
If BA are getting subsidy (either direct subsidy or underwriting) from the States of Guernsey then Aurigny's capacity will, one presumes, have already been factored in to the decision. It's interesting that these flights are starting at the same time that Loganair has been shoo-ed away from Guernsey.
Originally Posted by
BA or bust
Agree about the timing being OK. However, the questions still is, could BA make more money elsewhere in that slot time? e.g. an extra domestic to MAN?
Island flights attract higher fares, this is across the board (and something that depresses me greatly living in the Isle of Man). Add in a subvention or underwriting and I'm sure it'll be a nice little earner for BA, more so than another domestic to Manchester.