Scottie ..... easternwiseguy is correct - just because the flight is full and you fly lots of rotations, doesn't mean it makes money..... and they don't. We constantly hear that the short haul domestic routes are BA's Achilles heal .... and why, when there is any disruption in London, do the shuttle sectors always seem to be the first to get the chop!! It could be because passenger dispersal is easy ie send them over to Midland or double up on the next shuttle???
Putting a 767 on the route may have been an attempt to increase seating to try and break even??
After being told time a time again of BA's 'commitment to the regions' then give me a break - with the closure of BHD/ABZ/LBA/NCL/GLA/PLH/JER as bases then I'm not convinced!!
I know some of the bases above were not 'mainline' but before we get into a BA Mainline vs Franchise/subsidiary argument, let me just say that the BA brand had been flown and supported out of the Westcountry for over 10 years - by a subsidiary ......
NEWSFLASH! - there is a world outside of Heathrow!!!
Last edited by Dash-7 lover; 5th Jul 2005 at 12:56.