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You're preaching to the converted, I'm totally in favour of BHX having direct flights and totally believe there is demand. However, BE operates 3x weekly in winter and 4x weekly in summer. LTN for several years had 3x daily and until the route switched to SEN it was at least 2x daily. What's happened to all these people? They haven't evaporated. They are using alternative routes. Also I would believe some people fly WAT-BHX and travel to London by train - WAT airport use the fast rail service from Birmingham International as part of their marketing.
In terms of fares, you mention September, September is 4 days away, there's been plenty of cheap seats available earlier in the year. Take a look ORK flights, nearest alternative and you will find its much pricier a lot of the time, but I notice as demand has risen BE fares have crept up, fairly normal practice.
Last edited by mart901; 27th Aug 2014 at 18:13.
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