Must confess when IAG got hold of EI, I thought they would actually slash direct EI US flights and route everybody via London ?
Why duplicate out of DUB if you don't have to ?
Surely that's the effect of hubbing thru LHR and using economies of scale for partner airlines.
My understanding is that fares Ex DUB are extortionate whilst the sub fares from UK are Ironically cheap. Paradox is having a lot of traffic routing back thru LHR already.
It does seem odd that the Irish Government seem more interested in protecting the Irish routes to DUB than the transatlantic network. Maybe they know something.