Birdscarer - please consider facts before you post - a recurring error you seem to make when posting on this thread!
EK to DXB is viable from CWL and with the free car service they offer to C Class pax within a 50 mile radius will deffo attract the important business ex BRS.
New start up - please substanciate your comment re WAG and EU funding being a pre req. There are strict EU rules re subsidies as has been pointed out to you only recently. If you KNOW to the contrary share the info - official websites, publications will do for me not comments you heard from a mate.
A considerable portion of BRS traffic is currently 'off patch' orgininating - should routes from CWL and EXT to some of the routes currently only ex BRS the loads from there will be affected as will yield - this could cause problems for BRS going forward. Also with the growth of web booking airlines and tour ops know where their customers come from - again this will impact on route decissions, BRS has been an easy option in the past as ex CWL pax will travel there - now if you start to understand that the majority of pax on a service are CWL area originating logic says.....
I try to take a balanced view when posting - my rule of thumb is if you aint got something positive or constructive to say, then say nothing.....now there's a lesson that could be learned by some......
btw, this industry pays my wages and has done for more years than i care to remember looking after both load factor and yield management. What professional involvment in the industry do you have to base your opinions on?
If you wish to have a sensible dialog pls feel free to pm me, I have no intention of trading blows online