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Old 31st Jul 2007, 20:14
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left_to_first_class
 
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None of the European routes make money.
CDG is a sick route. The flights may be full but with a lot of cheapo rubbish.
FRA is going well and hence why the Dose management were thinking about going double daily. Good mix of North American traffic and high yielding gulf traffic and stuff that goes in the belly.
LON - GF will be happy to see the back of MCT. Loads terrible outside peak and route making really bad losses - enough to ask the omani government for a subsidy ! To BAH dong much better thanks to the strong financial links and overspill from BA.
KUL - only full during the two months the arabs leave the Gulf. Rest of the year its empty (beds for all on board).
MNL - all labour traffic but this is one of the most corrupt route ever. Basically you have an employer who sponsers Filopinos to work in the GCC. They pay over the odds for a seat. Between the agent and GF (no names mentioned), the lowest prices are secured for these seats, and the difference (sometimes big $$$) is shared amongst those in the deal.

India - GF is screwed once 9W and other indian carriers start operations. Who wants to sit on a dirty old aircraft when you can fly on a spanking new one !?!
KTM - suffers from the MNL syndrome as described as above.

Basically GF needs to shrink and be a local ferry service !
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