Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
And there is nothing to stop them doing the same now from SOU - they face stronger competiton than BE at most of these other points...
BACF tried this from BHX and BRS in 2017 and 2018 but these operations stopped due to the huge crewing costs incurred (accommodation, allowances)) and impact on their main weekday ops with crew going out of hours due to delayed flights at weekends. It is a real headache from a crewing perspective to operate 'out of base flight programmes and far more operationally complicated than many realise. Not saying they wont consider doing this from SOU but the figures would really have to add up for them to do so on anything more than a limited summer season basis. Positioning aircraft and crew here, there and everywhere is not cheap!