Do IAG plan to take greater advantage of the LHR-MAD route in terms of slots?
MAD is pretty much open and can take aircraft at any time of day but LHR, as mentioned above, is very slot constrained.
Would IAG look to reducing the MAD frequency and introducing larger aircraft on the busier flights for connections from both ends? Basically by using 767s on the MAD route in the mornings so PAX can connect to MAD for South America or LHR for North America. And obviously at other times of the day for other regions.
It would then allow BA to open up more routes from LHR. I know it's all about frequency but there is going to come a time where the A320/B737 series aircraft are just simply too small for LHR, especially on trunk routes like LHR-MAD which it is likely to become.
Just a thought!
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Not sure about the reduction in frequency (LHR-MAD) but seems that BA are introducing larger aircraft to the route.
Have just booked at ba.com to go to MAD on 30 March on BA0458 - now on a 767.
Would seem that BA0462 ex LHR is also a 767 - with BA0455/459 ex MAD being the return segments.