SAA reaction to BVA withdrawl - ''suprised at the decision to withdraw such a popular route, which had a load factor of 89% in August''
Have to say i was stuned at that one also. The bad thing is if EI approach SAA or AF/WX about a SNN-CDG route have a guess who'l be announcing ''new routes''. The thing i think SAA really wanted today was a base withdrawl, so they could approach new base airlines etc...
But who knows the aviation industry is so unpredictable these days that FR could be servicing CDG soon who knows? but in the short-term SAA needs to deal with this ''hanging cloud'' at SNN that is turning airlines away, and reducing services.
Also i highly doubt that an ATR could service CDG from SNN in 90 minutes! , EI ORK-CDG route is 1hours 40minutes on the outbound and 1hours 45mintues on the inbound thats an A320, i think the figure of 90 minutes is ridiculous
