Originally Posted by
tictack67
The increase in capacity of the remaining 20 x E190 to 106 will require an additional cabin crew member and this has been the delay, the business case otherwise they would have densifies sooner.
Bear in mind the additional 6 seats are only of value if actually sold, and not even then if they had to be sold off cheap, whereas the additional cabin crew member is a constant cost for all flights. It means overall cabin crew costs are up by 50%.
Given that the key current issue at LCY is LACK of demand on their mainstream business routes, I really can't see how the business case numbers might add up. My hunch is this has been determined by an academic accountant working on academic figures for cost and revenue, but we all thereafter have to sit with our knees up our noses..