I too find the CX strategy a bit odd.
Clearly the aircraft marked for our expansion was by all accounts rerouted to a Gatwick service fairly late on was it not.This assumes of course we believe Prune rumourville on which you take your choice.
Had they started Gatwick FIRST , hit 93% load factor and then decided on that basis to start a Manchester flight I'm sure the Gatwick avgeeks /personnel would be scratching their heads.
Whilst understanding the need to grab slots whilst they can , it does seem odd that clearly you have a nailed on successful operation that you are prepared to potentially compromise for a shot at a service at an airport 50 miles from where you already operate 5 flights a day , every day !!!
It is of course entirely possible that CX feel the Manchester market is finite and that a daily would dilute down the current LF. Might it also compromise fares based on supply over demand ?
That said it is equally possible a "daily" would have made it even more popular given the certainty of operation that a daily undoubtebly provides.
Last edited by Bagso; 19th Feb 2016 at 07:38.