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What would help people like myself is the removal of APD to allow more services from the regions, as I have mentioned before Manchester has lost potential flights to Dublin because of APD.
Which flights were these exactly?
beloved BA has for it's own commercial reason abandoned direct flights from the regions, so forgive us for choosing to use foreign carriers that will.
The vast majority of uk regional passengers are consuming BA services in the same way they are consuming foreign ones, which is to fly from A to C via B. I'm sure it's great news for the small numbers that want to get off in Doha, Atlanta or Philly but most don't. Even Emirates is 80% connecting, so for most people they are not offering a direct service.