Originally Posted by
Prophead
As for Flybe not taking on the routes, why not? Again, just because BA are providing the domestic routes today does not mean it will stay that way. It will also not be seen as competition as such if BA are feeding their own flights. They may be happy to let somebody else feed people onto the long haul competition. The third runway will change things and open up this market to others. If Flybe don't want it then somebody will.
Tend to agree. Flybe does a good job in my experience on Manchester-Paris with 75 or 90 seaters codesharing with AF. No reason why it couldn't do the same to LHR with BA. Isn't that the way most hubs work in the US? In a more competitive LHR environment, will BA really want to be running its own spoke regional routes?