Originally Posted by
rog747
These Legacy markets CDG AMS FRA BRU etc were all strong years ago before the Lo-co's and the euro-star train, plus the workplace has changed drastically as to how folk go about their business and arrange meetings today
- Scheduled airlines (well the ones that still survive) have seen their bread and butter route profits dismally fall away - The whole airline demography has changed for ever.
What to do?
You've touched on something subtle but important. Businesses are under massive pressures to reduce travel expenses. Today many business are taking advantage of video conferencing solutions as a cost effective method to conduct meetings involving people located at geographically dispersed locations. Gone are the days of hopping on a flight, today it's all about efficiencies and cost savings.
You are wasting too much time commuting to an airport, security, boarding and unforseen delays and hiccups, it's just not sensible or affordable for businesses to carry those costs anymore.
Even c-suite levels can longer justify a corp jet expense. Today's fast paced business world can achieve so much productivity through very advanced video conferencing technologies with virtual whiteboards and file sharing.