Originally Posted by
ezyBoh
An airline can think about opening bases in the UK or Northern Europe but as the Southern European airports you are hoping to fly to/from are becoming increasingly slot restricted then it's a non starter.
Exactly this. There are some myopic opinions on here. Notice for example that the ‘friendly flight times’ tagline has been quietly dropped in recent years. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to acquire slots at those constrained destinations and to commit to another new base will just make the job that much harder.