Sadly 3 days left on Gatwick ex BHD... Sad not only due to the loss of passengers for the airport but because Gatwick is the longest standing London route from the airport.
Brussels starts Sunday. The tragic events yesterday at the airport and subway is bound to have a profound impact on tourism to Belgium and the Brussels in particular. Will this twart Brussels Airlines new route to BHD? I hope not.
I'm off the view that with the intensity of competition on Dublin Brussels, and indeed Dublin Amsterdam with €19.99 gates etc, will this have a material impact. Clearly Brussels is not Amsterdam and Brussels Airlines is not KLM. So this will be both interesting and challenging. Brussels is not the hub that it once was and while Brussels Airlines is growing strongly, the onward connections are not intense, West Africa may be a pint of difference but that's about it.. Let's hope this goes well...