is there some sort of discount for smaller aircraft at LHR, otherwise will they not get murdered on landing fees?
While they are operating well under capacity this is a gift for LHR - helping regional connectivity, getting the country back on its feet and giving a Tory party rising star a helping hand. If it had been a choice between this and another BA JFK rotation or a new Chinese destination, but not nowadays...
An IAG codeshare or through agreement would be some sort of saving grace - you have to think they’ve at least considered it.
If there had been any sort of agreement, I think they'd have been shouting from the roof-tops.