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Old 25th Feb 2007, 12:23
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CheekyVisual
 
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Baby aren't reluctant to expand CWL. It may appear that way but the reality is that it just isn't true. Unlike TFLY, EASY and Ryanair Baby just have extremely limited resources. They only have 20 aircraft (with one on the way). That's about the same size as Easy's LGW base ! BRS are fortunate that GO chose BRS ten years ago. I believe I have already mentioned that as the point where BRS powered ahead and the reasons for that.

Baby want to place at least one more aircraft in CWL. That's also true of their bases at MAN and EMA. There just aren't any 737 classics available in the world ! A/C 21 is coming from Indonesia ! The company can't afford the extra expense of the NG or totally re-equipping with the bus or the 195. Even if these could be supplied quickly, which they can't.

When you have limited resources you have to maximise them. That means dropping PRG and starting Murcia. Neither are a business route from CWL and that means low yields. However, the demand, accross the week (not just fris, sat and sun) is for Spain not for PRG. Come the winter they may well pull Murcia and look at another city break destination for the winter season.

Just business logic. You can't run a route to make an airfield feel better about itself (unless you're Rhodri Morgan) if you only have finite resources. The routes you operate have to offer the highest return possible and in the summer that means Spainish home owners and holiday makers not stag nights and city breakers.

On the positive side flew from CWL the other day and it is definately going the right way in terms of facilities. A long, long way to go but moving in the right direction. All they need now are some people who know what they are doing to organise it all. It was total chaos and didn't need to be.
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