Originally Posted by
pwalhx
do BA/AA need to operate the number of flights daily that they do between LHR/NYC. If they are all operating with a high LF then fine, but if they are not surely they can consolidate and or introduce larger aircraft such as the soon to arrive A380 and release slots for say Chinese services.
I can assure you that the BA commercial team are no fools, and the multiple New York (both JFK and EWR) services operate with far better load factors and yield/aircraft/day than will ever be achieved in opening up operations to Chengdu, Lima, Durban, or any of the other places regularly trotted out as constrained only by Heathrow slots.
How many senior financiers, politicians, entertainment personalities, corporate leaders, or other high-yield pax travel per day to these places mentioned, compared to New York ?