Originally Posted by
businessair75
I’m not bashing the small operators but by the same token, I don’t see easyJet doing anything wrong. I see the free market as just that.
What you forget is that small operators have had to beg LCY for slots because LCY said years ago they didn't want any aircraft smaller than 70 seats. BA could get away with it because they basically control LCY. The same thing happened at LGW and caused Flybe to leave (at a convenient time, I note). You might recall that LCY went out of their way to make IOM flights as uncomfortable as possible shunting flights to the far end of the airport with consequent bus rides and the attendant additional time all that nonsense took. With a small island population, many of whom see flying into LCY as "too posh", LCY services were already running an uphill battle. That still does not help the business traveller who needs to be in London early mornings to conduct a day's business.