Originally Posted by newscaster
maybe Aer Lingus should look into this.
Apart from the obvious "political" sensitivities that would be encountered, Aer Lingus new business model as a "low-fares" carrier seems to be working out for them now, and turning them a reasonable profit. I'm not sure they want to change tack quite so soon!
Originally Posted by newscaster
Sounds pretentious that people want to fly BA on a domestic route, Im sure people would also want to take Emirates from Addis Ababa to Debra Marcos in Ethiopia but EK are not franchising there are they.
It's not only about people wanting to fly BA on a domestic route having come off a BA flight, but the company enjoying the global brand recognition that BA brings with it, which attracts non-BA connecting passengers.