Originally Posted by
panpanpanpan
It probably isn't sustainable under the present circumstances, not much in aviation at the minute! It is also the exact reason that there are ZERO commercial flights from Aldergrove, however it is interesting to note the usual suspects almost gloating that this will force Harbour to close.
Once this virus blows over, and it will, all airports will in effect be starting again from scratch. It will be interesting to see if those airlines with smaller aircraft and lower break even figures fare any better than those much larger carriers trying to fill an Airbus or equivalent with its associated bigger break even figure. I've read a few reports saying the domestic market will recover first followed by leisure traffic to Europe etc. Time will tell. Perhaps Harbour might be in a relatively strong position to take advantage. Who knows!
I tend to agree with you that domestic connectivity, ie predominantly business travel will probably recover the quickest and this will most likely be to Harbours advantage. Eastern Airways has already confirmed route expansion from the airport post Covid and will be a good start to backfill lost BE routes.