MUFC_fan
And I thought you were a nice guy!!
As a travel agent, can you please explain why when I arrange payment at month end to the airlines my commission earnings are approximately £400 on a turnover of £100,000. If travel agents support an airport because of the earning from scheduled carriers then you are very out of touch.
The majority of IATA carriers have paid 0% commission for a number of years - and even the few that did are becoming fewer. Add to that the fact that British Airways even have the audacity to charge the agent a fee of 50p or £1.00 (depending on class of travel) for every sector booked if we wish to have access to all of their fares, and you will see that travel agents are far less likely to support an airport for purely financial reasons.
Hey ho, it's a weekend and I've had enough of talking about work. Time for coffee and then back to the world of aviation as a hobby.