Originally Posted by
ATNotts
Its really curious that BHX doesn't or cannot support a three-class Emirates operation when Glasgow for example can.
Birmingham and the Midlands (including the East Midlands) has and continues to gain major businesses that you might have thought would attract passengers with big corporate travel budgets that would make a first class operation work. Perhaps cramming passengers that connect to the sub continent and further afield into 'cattle class' so they can bulk out connecting flights somehow makes more economic sense?
For sure with the rise of Edinburgh as the economic powerhouse in Scotland Glasgow would have smaller front end market than BHX.
Has always puzzled me too.
There isn’t just first class and cattle class though, you’re ignoring business class - which seems to do perfectly well out of BHX. Major corporates pay for business class - not first class on Emirates, which is frankly opulent and not necessary for business travel.
Confess not clear on who is actually paying for first class - especially out of Glasgow!