Regarding the VN decision to move to Lhr, some points come to mind
1. It is surprising the number of people who do not want to see Lgw have any success in the long haul market. It seems Lhr has a right to this business.
2. The obsession by airlines to operate from Lhr, whether there is a good business reason or not. Not all decisions to operate from Lhr have proved successful either. How many more pax will now use this service because it uses Lhr rather than Lgw who would otherwise not have travelled?
3. I was reading today a comment that Lhr had been talking to VN for years and have a waiting list of 30 airlines. Well would they not be better operating from Lgw than waiting for years?
4. For many years now we have been listening to the fact that Lhr is full, yet it is still able to take airlines from Lgw. When does full actually mean full? I see Agean had obtained slots quickly for a new service from Lhr to Lca!
TB