What routes could switch between LHR & LGW?
Apr 18, 2020, 12:35 pm
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What routes could switch between LHR & LGW?
So with COVID changing the industry immensely, it’s a given BA will have to make changes to their schedules going forward. After 9/11 and the financial crisis BA swapped some routes between LHR/LGW to improve operations and profits.
So what do we think could get moved if they adopted a similar attitude again?
So what do we think could get moved if they adopted a similar attitude again?
Apr 18, 2020, 3:32 pm
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Difficult to know.
But ultimately would IAG want to loose any LGW slots after aggressively going after them in recent years ?
cs
But ultimately would IAG want to loose any LGW slots after aggressively going after them in recent years ?
cs
Apr 18, 2020, 3:43 pm
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I agree, it would be short sighted to give them up. I’m curious to see how they will use them all though if the demand really doesn’t pick up for the next few years.
Apr 18, 2020, 4:00 pm
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well there is always a x4 daily pso that could well occupy a few that’s up for grabs.
however all joking aside, we could well see the government offer up some incentives to jump start some of the more unattractive domestic routes
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Apr 18, 2020, 4:09 pm
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future slot usage and routes would depend on if the 80/20 rule is suspended for a longer period than the current 3 months or of it is eased to say 75/25 or 70/30
No one would realy want airines operating ghost flights just to maintain their ownership so somethign would need to be done.
No one would realy want airines operating ghost flights just to maintain their ownership so somethign would need to be done.
Apr 19, 2020, 2:43 am
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For an airline the size of BA, the LGW fleet works pretty well and with only a small overlap as BAeuro pointed out. Certainly, Florida and Caribbean destinations make absolute sense from LGW as they are largely O&D and UK point of sale. Likewise, most of the European holiday destinations are best served from LGW. Just maybe, some of those EU destinations could move to LHR if there was a market for them from North America. I think this is why RAK was added to LHR, for example. Surely, JER has to be a contender, though!
Apr 19, 2020, 4:23 am
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For an airline the size of BA, the LGW fleet works pretty well and with only a small overlap as BAeuro pointed out. Certainly, Florida and Caribbean destinations make absolute sense from LGW as they are largely O&D and UK point of sale. Likewise, most of the European holiday destinations are best served from LGW. Just maybe, some of those EU destinations could move to LHR if there was a market for them from North America. I think this is why RAK was added to LHR, for example. Surely, JER has to be a contender, though!
Apr 19, 2020, 4:54 am
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not so great if you live in Sussex or Kent though!
Apr 19, 2020, 6:56 am
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Are they in any different postion from BA with cutting back routes at the moment and in the near future?
Apr 19, 2020, 7:15 am
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BA will be a smaller carrier with no quads at the end of this. I see no business case for resuming B744 or A380 operations. In such a world, the LGW based B777s would be consolidated to LHR and certain short haul LGW moved as well with the rest closed. I suspect the G-GAT* A320s as oddballs would also go as simplicity is sought.
I would also expect to see JER moved (back) to LHR and UK domestic to get some love again, as people scrabble for a stay at home holiday.
I would also expect to see JER moved (back) to LHR and UK domestic to get some love again, as people scrabble for a stay at home holiday.