Fairfealfrank,
In terms of the mention of IAG asset stripping, firstly to say the Dublin Heathrow is a very strong market in terms of traffic and one of the busiest European routes. Hence, I don't think we need to worry about Aer Lingus' slots. However, increased size in aircraft on EI services on Dublin London could release BA's own slots (from the Dublin route) that could be deployed onto their own long haul routes.
Equally BHD the same applies.
Ei- bud
Indeed, but have suggested
exactly the opposite: that IAG would
not asset-strip EI LHR slots for BA becasuse BA doesn't need any more LHR slots, it needs longhaul aircraft.
BA will be getting 9 more LHR slot pairs anyway later this year when no other carrier takes over from VS on LHR-EDI and LHR-ABZ.
Another buyer of EI, on the other hand, would want the slots, and as mentioned by
Skipness One Echo, some of the LHR slots currently used by EI on ORK-LHR, BHD-LHR, and particularly SNN-LHR could be asset-stripped.
However an IAG owned Aer lingus would surely be a more aggresive entiity at MAN, even to the extent of feeding American's exisiting MAN operation as overflow from DUB.
Yes, covering all the bases.
BA don't have enough long-haul aircraft at the moment hence the more touristy destinations being launched by them out of LHR.
Exactly.
Not to sound like a mod, but let's not lose track of the subject of the thread...Manchester
Good point, and some of us probably don't want slagging off by a troll on
another forum.