Originally Posted by
IAMORGAN
I think Emirates does make money because it has an incredibly low cost-base, due to its base in DXB and the fact that the government there give it lots of support -they don't get strike action etc.
On balance, I am happy with BA in CE, although on the longer routes, I think that if they can't offer a 'proper' F/J product then they should at least offer a proper meal service so I don't have to call room service on arrival!! What I don't understand is why they don't offer J on routes such as LHR-ABZ/EDI/GLA when they can offer it on LGW-JER for example.
BA manage to offer F on BAH-DOH and AUH-MCT etc so its not as if they can't offer it on other routes if they were minded.
But those short sectors form part of a longhaul routing. and can in no way be compared with any of BA's euopean operation.