Originally Posted by
MUFC_fan
A perfect example of supply and demand. LHR has dozens of routes going east via dozens of hubs or non-stop. Hence far more supply. It's also the reason why the fares are often similar or less from LHR - more supply from more carriers = more competition = more passenger friendly fares.
Often EK will have higher fares from MAN than LHR.
True to a degree, but a factor is also that with less capacity from MAN (compared to LHR) the airlines don't have to offer such cheap fares to get decent loads. It will be interesting to see if the picture changes with the planned capacity increases by QR/EY, and the rumoured one from EK.