BIRMINGHAM - 4

[OltonPete]

BMI Baby

sjm

Some bold claims for an airline that does not publish any results let
alone individual bases, are we to assume you are Baby management
and have inside knowledge and seen the actual figures?

quote

"poor returns on the weekend break city routes which were cut last year."

end of quote.

I can't believe that there was not more to this, as I monitored the fares on a regular basis before they were pulled and they were never bargain basement, yet loads were running between 70-90% year round.

The CAA stats don't lie, so I would say it was not lack of demand and lets face it, before the routes started the number crunchers within the airline would have done their homework on associated cost, wouldn't they?

If it was based on projected fuel costs then fair enough as they were
on the climb (although the were not at their peak) but poor advance bookings were blamed six months prior and that is just an insult, as very few people book city breaks that far in advance.

Although if Baby say they are now struggling at BHX, I for one would not question that statement but maybe their explanations as to why.

Pete