Originally Posted by
CabinCrewe
Interesting. Maybe not such the goldmine we're led to believe. No doubt theories (as with Etihad), that being singled out was nothing to do with the route but all to do with a precarious airline.
Could still be to play however until comfirmed if this is just speculative rumour. A lot of competition on some of those routes and some complicated crewing. They do have a good product.
Think some did predict the slightly weird TA routes wouldnt last long term. The backpackers who came to bolster these routes will no doubt drift back to the uber cheap KL/BA/DY fares ex London.
One wonders, if true, what component of the TA routes failed- unfilled aircraft with low yielding pax or other. Its odd that the original marketing and advertising was short lived. The small narrowbody regional transatlantic experiment doesnt seem to be doing anyone any favours. Maybe Primera will swoop in with their reliable efforts (!) and DY can continue some limited away based flying.
The small narrow body TA experiment does though seam to be working well out of Ireland with increased routes and rotations in Dublin and others so why not Scotland?
Guess that is where they will move the EDI aircraft and crew too. 😐