Originally Posted by
JonnyH
Thankfully made it back today with BE on LHR-NCL.
NCL-LHR - 6 pax.
LHR-NCL - 15 pax.
BHD was apparently good loads with 120, in total, for the full sector..
They’re absolutely only operating the LHR route to keep the slots. But not sure how long they can make it last.
Going up against BA on LHR-NCL appears to be the height of stupidity, and BA/EI on LHR-BHD and BA/KL on LHR-AMS. Flybe is not British Midland. BE is more suited to thin routes (the aircraft in use is a clue). Would it not be better to link LHR to cities without an existing service such as LBA, LPL, MME, etc.? That said, it would be necessary to heavily advertise these services and relentlessly promote these as a non-stop to the Thames Valley and one-stop connection to the world. There are no direct train services to Heathrow from most of the country. This would be a better use of LHR slots.