Originally Posted by
pred02
I think that if some of the US airlines started flights to Stansted it would not be such a bad idea, if it would keep fares inclusive of tax down.
I don't think airlines have a mandate to keep fares down. If anything, they would like to see them higher so they can be more profitable.
In the case of AA or UA, for instance, are there adequate Star Alliance or One World carriers for onward connections at Stansted? If you can't make the connections at Stansted, they're not even going to look at it as an option.