Originally Posted by
GLAinsider
Having the airspare in ALC is a great policy for EXS, however the plan is slightly flawed as it is only 148Y. In the Summer season most services will be operating full and a large proportion of the fleet is 189Y or 235Y. So there are frequently going to around 40 to 80+ PAX leftover who will have to wait for the aircraft operating the original service outbound from the UK or be returned on other carriers.
Yeah, that's the only problem. I am not sure what will be based in ALC in the high summer, but until last night, LS has had 2 733's in ALC,
G-CELS, and
G-GDFO . Both of these still do operate scheduled services such as ALC-LBA-ALC, but of course are strategically placed for back up of any aircraft. Of course, sending two 737-300's down to the CI to cover a 752 isn't exactly fuel efficient, but may cost them a lot less than that of 235 EU261 claims...