Quote: "This is true but, in making your point, I think you have to remember that EI was not a proper airline. It existed solely for the convenience of the Government, the rich, its unions and staff so there was no incentive (or even reason) to expand it. The cosy arrangement with BA was an extension of that. It is equally important to remember that the Management and Board were people who knew little or, in most cases, nothing about aviation."
You make it sound like AI! AI really has been screwed.
Quote: "It'd be interesting to know how many people travel to the U.S. from Cork on EI's code share with KLM via Schiphol and with BA via LHR. It would give some idea of the potential traffic on a direct route."
Any pax wanting to go the US from ORK on EI via DUB can no longer do so. IF these pax are connecting through LHR and/or AMS in droves then maybe it's a bit of an "own-goal" on EI's part?