Sadly for GF, AD was third choice to run GF.
From what I can see and hear, the guys currently running GF (and its AD and his Roland Berger consultant friends - whom GF is paying a lot of money) are looking at flying to profitable destinations. If that is there criteria, then you might as well chop 75% of GF routes as they make no money after all the associated costs.
DUB and SYD are doing well with good load factors in ALL cabins and the summer is looking strong on these routes.
Most of the routes are going to chopped within a few months and guess what, that's the start of the peak season when most pax are paying higher than they would have during May or November.
So, even though one of the "values" from AD is Customer Service, you Mr AD are going to leave many unhappy passengers high and dry during the all important holiday period, and will they want to fly GF again, let alone recommend it to a friend ?
Oh, just to show that AD is in it for himself, like JH and those before him, ZRH will be one of the new route that will be launched.
Ok, lets assume ZRH is a good destination, how long does it take for a route to establish itself and GF as a brand becomes known ? I can tell you this that it needs at least 12 months - so much for "profitability" (another value).
Amongst all this, lets hope though that the legacy of AD will be that he got rid of some of the the deadwood and crap bahraini managers.