Originally Posted by
Prophead
BA know they will be able to give access to the whole of the UK onto their LH flights out of LHR. Whether this is via their own SH ops or with someone like Flybe, they will see more pax onto their LH routes and will likely bring flights back from Gatwick. The protest now as they don't want to be asked to contribute more towards the project. It is likely that once it is fully funded and given the go ahead they will be all for it.
This is pretty much the polar opposite of the evidence given by IAG, Virgin Atlantic and FlyBe in evidence to the select committee.