I agree with what you say Jerboy; I booked a flight with bmi for the new LHR route and it was very straightforward: select flights, book ticket. Done, full stop. No extra for this, more for that, as Flybe does; kind of reminds me of the innkeeper in Les Miserables -
Two per cent for looking in the mirror twice
Here a little slice, there a little cut
Three percent for sleeping with the window shut
When it comes to fixing prices
There are a lot of tricks he knows
How it all increases, all them bits and pieces
Jesus! It's amazing how it grows!
With regard to CDG, if the States absolutely has to give subsidies for a particular route, I would like them to ensure that it "ticks all the boxes" and ensures that the payback for the local economy is maximised; sure, local tourist traffic is important, as is the business traffic, but BE wasn't willing to interline, which would have enabled direct connections to AF's worldwide network; an operation with one of AF's partner airlines could have (may eventually?) achieve that.
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