I get the population idea. In fact when anything is suggested in this county, not just flying we generally get the 'ah Ireland is such a small country' from our bigger cousins. Having gone TA a lot in the last couple of years, I hate having to connect from JFK. Also I have taken the DUB-LAX a few times and it wasnt that bad in the end!
So I suppose because I am Irish I have a biased opinion, but I would rather stick a rusty nail through my
than fly through Heathrow.
My question remains, what were the load factors like on the LAX/SFO routes in the past and what was cargo like?
There is 4 flights a day serving LHR from SFO. Thats a lot of choice for the UK market. Are you telling me that EI couldnt make it work on a mixed SFO/LAX ???