Etihad and Emirates? They both withdrew? And a Turkish Glasgow flight would dilute pax numbers on the Edinburgh flight possibly?
Yes, Etihad and Emirates eventually withdrew. Emirates took the place of Etihad. It all happened in a very choreographed way. Emirates cancelled the EDI service due to the pandemic, officially. Other factors no doubt impacted. They had, I think it would be fair to say a mixed bag of result in terms of LF’s and pax numbers. Did very well at certain times, ie, high summer season, Easter and Xmas/NY. EK have retained slots to date but obviously haven’t resumed. TK - Glasgow is a maybe for sometime in the future. I don’t think it will impact EDI’s market share hugely. I suspect TK see Glasgow as an opportunity to tap into EK’s dominance.