Bournemouth has had more than its fair share of failures, but Bournemouth has never really had a global airline. The closest to this is actually the current Aer Lingus service. before that it was Pan Am, American and QANTAS but that was a long time ago!
I think Bournemouth's potential can be realised with the right mix of airlines. We have seen the success of Ryanair, for example. KLM offers something that Bournemouth has never had before - feed on to global network of destinations. Considering the 000's of people who flock to Bournemouth via LHR from Korea, Europe, Taiwan and China for the local language schools there should be a good foundation on which to build a successful connecting traffic demand.
BOHPILOT - It would shock me if it was true that the airport hadn't bent over backwards to try and get KLM in if they were ever talking.
Last edited by Nakata77; 21st Aug 2012 at 07:58.