Originally Posted by slim_slag
Even so, you can fly nonstop to NY now from places outside of London, and look at the airlines moving to MAN/BHX for their long haul flights via Dubai and places.
I have been increasingly using Dublin as a transfer point for both short haul and long haul. FR services this so well from so many regional airports, so that I can pretty be anywhere in the country and find a nearby airport to get to Dublin and beyond!
Recent example of FR's dirt cheap..one way services to the rescue: Me and the Mrs. going to Bahrain for the GP...We got tickets from Dublin instead of LHR. I was in the North East so I flew in from NCL, the Mrs. flew in from MAN. Then we caught Gulf Air to BAH. On the way back I had a meeting back in the North East so I got FR back to MME, and the Mrs had to be in LPL. Our 4 FR sectors cost us less than £75!! Now figure that all via LHR and with BA connect!