Originally Posted by
Skipness One Foxtrot
Technically true but in all honesty, synergies and working together here must be almost zero. Aer Lingus UK was a desperate (but why not?) attempt by EI to get their aircraft flying again and in all honesty if they're still flying by next summer once DUB flying rebounds I'd be amazed. They're a stand alone operation as demonstrated by not even being in the same terminal as Aer Lingus, let alone BA.
On mainly point to point leisure I don't think Waterworld care in the least, on MAN-JFK/ATL possibly more so but if BA had any skin in the game they'd have fought to keep American having SOME presence at MAN. Immediately after the US/AA merger they had four daily flights on MAN-ORD/JFK/PHL/CLT, I don't think they care anymore.
I dont think they cared before!
Some years ago BA used to operate and B767 MAN-JFK ( as I am sure many will recall) and everytime I tried to book a flight ex MAN to JFK, they would try and route me through LHR.
Then they chopped the flight because it did not pay.
Of course it did not pay because BA would route passengers via LHR.
They NEVER 'cared' about MAN originating traffic !