Originally Posted by
vectisman
Some may think the mid haul offering in terms of routes is ‘pathetic’ but it is profitable. BMED and BMA both failed owing to losses. Likewise most European airlines operate similar aircraft on these routes.
Others go on about the great inflight experience of Turkish airlines but they are chasing the one stop connections to Asia and East in competition with Emirates and others. BA and other European airlines are mainly point to point business and leisure.
It is pathetic through .
BMI failed not because of mid haul but rather carrying far too many passengers for others at a penny in the pound and sure were also victims of the flexible fares expansion and poor planning particularly with their inherited Brazilian fleet and use three 330s they could get right .
And saying it’s Profitable is unknown without direct knowledge of planning . We can I suppose and make an assumption Tel Aviv is a profit centre based on range of onward connections westwards but can’t categorically state it to be so .
Cairo and Amman may be contributing to revenue less so profit .