Originally Posted by phillipas
The market may be free. But the slots at LHR aren't. LHR and DUB point-to-point is low-yield. The connecting market isn;t great either other than in CW and F. And, the real killer - better to use the slot sending a 747 to India or wherever..
I think it was discussed a few moons back the possibility of BA taking over EI but everyone concluded that it would only be for the LHR slots which would then be enhanced from shorthaul (DUB) to longhaul.