I think it’s inevitable those airlines would have ended up at LHR because you have to understand it’s about prestige, the perception is LHR is the key gateway to London and one of the world’s most famous airports and that is where the Chinese will want to be.
What is disappointing is that MAG have been unable to attract genuine supplementary routes like Cathay and Qatar, especially as they already deal with those airlines. Anything else is pointless as the end game is a shift to LHR.
If Primera want to go anywhere meaningful in China, surely they would need something with more range than a 737 or A321?