The_SSK
I am in total agreement with your observation as to market conditions, indeed as I stated in an earlier post in respect of pax no.'s then
you now have the situation that one carriers gain is another's loss
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However I can't see as to where else you are going wrt EK
Theirs is a highly distortive business model and I fear the worst.
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As one who took their first flight from NCL back in 1962, it's only when one puts on the "rose tinted glasses" that there were ever "good old days" at NCL, routes have come & gone, as a result of market forces, subsidies or whatever. Case of one door opening & another closing, and so it continues with EK. We now have the situation of "Mega Hubs", and the more of these that NCL are able to access of then the better for the travelling pax.
The downside is & always will be that shorthaul point to point pax will suffer, in quality / availablility of service, offering a potential market for Loco's. The real problem is that at NCL & possibly the NE England as a whole, then there simply isn't sufficient pax demand in this market to fill gaps / expand further. Hence NCL-BRU may become another loser...
