Gatwick was a mistake from the onset and totally misguided
Jack1985, easy comment to make, the sad reality here is that if a London base for Aer Lingus does not work, no base outside the Island of Ireland will work.
London has a significant Irish contingent but the challenge is marketing them. There is just so much marketing going on at the moment that people often just dont see it.
If AerLingus want to make a good of Bases outside of the Island of Ireland where the brand is very well known they need another brand, or a booking portal that is marketed well and supported by AerLingus flights.
They will likely continue to focus on the Core Market of Ireland. Perhaps future growth could come from Irish Airports including regionals with 319s, such as Shannon to Sun spots, Perphaps development of service at Knock, maybe look at Kerry and City of Derry airport? No doubt these would attract a response from their shareholder airline...Not to mention futher development of US service with the advent of 321 NEO and further strengthening of the relationship and range of services provided by Aer Arann.
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