Originally Posted by
mmeteesside
That would be my impression too, why would you subsidise a route if someone is willing to operate it commercially. Trying to knock Eastern off it and then win the contract next time it comes back out to tender - which will be when they inevitably drop it again…
Why "inevitably" drop it? They operated it for many years before Eastern came along...in fact they added SEN/LCY to their London routes as well as LGW at the time that they served 3 x daily. Not exactly the scenario that you have painted.....