BA announed on 6 December 2000 the results of its Gatwick review including:
"The current 43 longhaul destinations(ie not flights) will be reduced to around 25. Services to around half a dozen destinations will be suspended, and another ten or so destinations will transfer to Heathrow, where there are prospects for substantially improving their profitability.
"The remaining Gatwick longhaul routes will be served by a longhaul fleet rationalised from 33 Boeing 747s, 777s and 767s to around 20 Boeing 777s"
in addition the Press Release goes on to say:
"The first of the longhaul transfers announced today will be Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Seychelles, which will move from Gatwick to Heathrow in October next year" (ie this year 2001.
This new strategy backs up the fact that airlines are able to get a higher yield per passenger from routes from Heathrow compared to Gatwick - no wonder the US airlines are keen to get their slots at LHR.
Any nominations for the other routes to be transferred by BA from LGW to LHR and those to be dropped?
[ 18 July 2001: Message edited by: brabazon ]