They are never going to come out and publically say
"Jet2 and flyGlobespan will never compete on routes and will never launch bases at the same airport with significant competition" and make a contract are they. As you say there maybe a 'Gentlemenly agreement' that they will not.
EDI is a base for LS mainly for the cargo flights but if you notice, the routes they operate from the airport offer very little problems to GSM.
Would be pretty stupid for LS to move into the GLA market with Glasgow being covered domestically by FR, U2 and BE and internationally by FR, U2 and GSM.
Best to stick with what they have and work on their current bases. If they can get stronger with the bases that they have then there is more hope for the airline.
Anyway, will LS be placing an a/c order any time soon? There a/c are getting old and if they want to compete with the high fuel prices then operating older a/c is not really the best way of going about it. At one point they were really easy to run as they were easy to get hold of, lots of qualified staff and also cheap to run. The latter is probably out balancing the other factors meaning it isn't benefitting the airline any more.
Why not get hold of some of the U2 73Gs? Bang some winglets on them and get them flying around Europe - that may reduce the high fares aswell!
Hope it works out for LS in the long run. I cannot seem the company going bus, but maybe one day, if fuel prices carry on the way they are doing, it may return to just cargo flights.
Lets hope this doesn't happen!
