EOS are just starting...
I have been dispatching the EOS flights for a few days now and the low numbers are not of any real concern. The official media launch is 26th Oct and the flights upto this date are all being used for cabin crew/flight deck training and to iron out the usual start up problems. The good sign is that they have had a few fair paying pax who have heard and booked to try it and as one pax today said " its cheaper than BA club and the best service ever and on my doorstep" and that was before he even left the EOS lounge.
They have money to cover the first six months flights and they are aiming at the right market....top end and Concorde market (minus the speed...of course). It is also over looked that the company was started in 2003 so this is no fly by night.
I think this lot will go far and will poss outlast Maxjet who seem to have changed there plans at every turn with the latest incarnation being they are now an all buisness class service. They should have stuck to two class as there will always be plenty of people wanting cheap seats to the USA. They also seem to now be carrying cargo which although is a good money earner....its extra hassle in the first 3 months when things will be tight enought.
I wish them both the best of luck but my money is firmly on EOS....the Early Dawn has arrived at STN.
SML