Certainly lots of issues there in #1723 then some valid others not so perhaps.
Gaming it appears... why not just announce in say late `20 when all the ducks are in a row.
Highly suspected that Delta announced LGW last week to stymie JBU but are now committed a year early to the wrong airport who can say.
Obviously was/is a good pitch by MAG because JBU did not announce LHR/LGW exactly either yesterday...with enough latitude & options then around LON to game it perhaps.
It is new & exciting for the traveller if the "mint" service is available with better pricing with that model in comparison with the established airlines to LON.
JBU are "maturing" of course it then follows too that they have a strong brand certainly on the US East Coast.
Agree it helps JBU to appease investors & increases market value within the predatory US airline takeover market.
Primera itself did not end well but the A321N itself performed very well against most expectations.
With the right operator be it JBU or AA then Stansted could deliver.
With the long lead to first deliveries of the right a/c JBU have nothing to lose with the current state of play,indeed also some suggestions that Airbus would charge no extra for the change to the more expensive XLR model announced yesterday too.