Originally Posted by
ETOPS
Thinking about NW passengers (and me) travelling to the USA - why would I take a short flight to DUB, change gauge for the second sector when I can use my local airport MAN and fly a single sector to get where I want. Pre-clearance discounted as it may feature at both airports and, likewise, over and beyond domestically as it amounts to the same.
Price I can hear you shouting but it's still an extra sector ........
I was more thinking of LBA, LPL, EMA, BRS, CWL, NQY etc, who might otherwise have used a UK airport to cross the pond.
DUB is just an example. Not every service that would commence in a 3 runway Heathrow will switch to another UK airport instead. In fact I'd argue most won't. But again, it all depends on figures, cost/benefit. And I doubt either side will be totally honest with those in the public domain.