All this talk about better yield to Lhr from Bhd, not Bfs. If in a few months time, the only game in town is Bfs - Lhr, then the yield will be there as there will be no alternative. I think this marks the end of competition on domestic routes to Lhr, there will be nobody else in the future to provide that. Part of the reason will be lack of slots at Lhr for anyone else to start services. So the competition in the future will be between airports at the London end from Belfast, not to Lhr itself. If I was BA, I would do a deal with EI, get what I want, probably at lower cost. The only problem with that, would be an early morning out of Lhr to Belfast. So would Ba do 2/3 services a day or would Ei night stop at Lhr. 3 a day from each end by each carrier looks a real possibility.
TB