Originally Posted by
Sotonsean
I left out Air Senegal for a reason.
Although they had confirmed Dakar to STN in November 2019 with service to commence in March 2020 it obviously didn't occur because of the covid pandemic.
Air Senegal in the last few years have had several issues affecting the airline. They dropped Dakar to Lyon, Marseille, Nice and Milan concentrating on Paris CDG as their sole European gateway.
On that account I can't see Air Senegal announcing STN anytime soon. Especially when they can't even make their French regional destinations work.
Regarding Air Algérie and RAM I've already commented on that in my previous post 👍
I think it’s the fact that your post reads ‘could possibly see’ and then lists airlines already announced (or already operating; such as Emirates and Royal Jordanian) that’s confusing people, as these routes either already exist or have already been announced.
But yes I think if Air Senegal were to announce London it’ll be Gatwick sadly.
Atlantic westbound won’t happen either until there’s a serious shift in the dollar rate that benefits us Brits. I can’t see that happening anytime soon however. US originating traffic will always favour LHR. Even LGW struggles to attract this, leaving STN as it stands with next to zero chance.
KLM or Air France IMHO would be a great fit. AMS with EZY is down to just once daily most days of the week. AMS being flown multiple rotations by Air UK/KLM UK in years gone by. What has happened to this route to see such a down gauge?