Originally Posted by
Skipness One Foxtrot
HAL do care about who uses the slots, that's why they have a pricing model that penalises smaller aircraft. They want Emirates 6 x daily A380s before a similar volume of ATRs.. Losing two long haul destinations in SGN and HAN is something I would say they care about, maybe just not enough to intervene. Does anyone know by how much they missed the use it or lose it criteria? It's not as if they've been absent from LHR entirely.
That was my point about BA ( IAG) really; they obviously prefer heavy land fees over an ATR sure; however they don’t particularly care about where they come or go from ( indeed because of other agencies they can’t !)
Yet they want a network ( well actually politicians do ) yet can’t accommodate the range of feeders others can . Yes that’s the foundation of the third runway debate however let’s be honest the domestics haven’t been a roaring success have they ?
It’s a double bind,, when a part of your business strategies are either impacted by price capping and/or the prime operating asset ( long strips of concrete) is managed by another .