Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
Fares to London "very competitive" with trains - "will beat train to London by an hour";
I can't really see the latter part of the quote working. Currently the 0544 train will get you to Euston at 0907 for £182. To arrive into London at a similar time the 'free shuttle' would have to leave Carlisle at 0530 for a 0600 check in, a 0630 departure to connect with a train from SEN around 0800 arriving into Liverpool St an hour later. A lot of arsing about for little time advantage. Flying into LCY would be quicker but not SEN.
The price could be competitive with the arrival into London before 1000 but later trains have the advantage of cheaper fares. Could the flights sell for £50 and survive?