BA started on 26/10/14, BE started 27/10/14. Whichever way there is some phenomenal growth on the route,the only real looser seems to be LHR, could this just be BA's customers who now have a choice of 2 airports when they book - prices displayed for both at the same time.
Could be that LHR is the loser. It‘s also possible that because LHR doesn’t have any more capacity, this is a way for BA to increase
its share of the city-pair business so that it does not become the loser. Hedging it's bets if you like.
Most people who contribute to this thread are Flybe knockers they were negative before the Flybe operation from Lcy started and won't like being proved wrong We'll have more information when the airline releases its quarterly management statement in three weeks time.
Not me, was surprised but pleased to see BE at LCY, hope it works out!
Apologies haha, don't know why I put EDI, I was meant to put LCY-EXT-NQY :P but still at least I made a valid suggestion and I agree x1 weekly does seem slightly useless for such a route.
Interesting idea, counterintuitive in this age of nonstops, but it may be a way forward for thin routes to access slot-constrained airports: two destinations for one slot pair. Also a way to fill seats if necessary, but the intermediate stop would have to be a quick "in-and-out".
It could work at a small airport like EXT (and others) where there would be no queues to land/takeoff, no long taxis to/from the terminal, only short walk for pax between gate and plane, and no need to refuel or load catering supplies.
In many ways it would be back to the future (1940s, 1950s, 1960s) when multi-stop flights were routine.
Thinking outside the box? Probably.
Don't think an extension on the ext route to NQY would work but I am surprised we have not seen NQY-LCY launched Friday, Saturday and Monday for example by either BA or BE.
Simon, any particular reason(s) given your local knowledge of NQY?
Didn't Brymon used to do NQY-PLH-LHR back in the day, and Air Southwest NQY-PLH-LGW more recently?