Originally Posted by Raffles
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If BA had any ambition to operate outside London, it would be a sensible buyer for the long-haul operation. However, as it can't even run planes from Manchester (1 exception), EDI etc then I can't see them taking on a hub in Dublin.
I'm simple so I can not answer my own simple questions.
Which sense is in having two hubs so close-by ?
Is DUB generating such a huge local traffic ?
If you have to fly to North America, why add 2 or 3 hours of travel time flying first in the opposite direction and not use the US immigration facilities in DUB?
If BA takes over the DUB hub, can they fly to the US under the Bermuda II ?
Is it not London better located for not N.A. longhaul destinations (Far East and Africa) ?
On which connecting EU route can DUB be smartly used ? (please, no mileage runs
) MAD-HEL ?
A lot of rumor about closing or scaling down LGW... so why move out from LGW to enter DUB ?
In case of a takeover, BA will compete 'short haul face to face' with FR. Is it smart ?
Very minor: BA purchasing EI... is the same airline with an hole in the pension plan and with an average age of the fleet in double digit number range ?
I do not like FR and even less MOL, but curious to see how he could reinvent the TATL sector.
If BA is dying for an other hub, it should consider something perhaps in the EU but on the opposite corner... let me say Athens or Sophia. Think about a flight from Australia lasting 4 hours less (perhaps even non stop) and feeding connecting EU flights out of south east EU.