Originally Posted by
Albert Hall
There's a video of the mayor talking about it. Sounds pretty clear to me that this is taking on the routes instead of Eastern, rather than as well as - and that he is supporting it. He mentions a three year contract.
I'd have thought any airline would be mad to turn down something of this nature right now if it was offered to them.
I've just watched the video and didn't pick up anything that suggested it was instead of Eastern - at one point he mentions "competitive" flights and "tieing them down to a three year contract' but otherwise just more of the usual.