Originally Posted by
brian_dromey
How important are daily flights to the west coast of the US? I don't work in an industry with significant business travel, so I've no direct experience. I know it is a prettier schedule, but would many business send an employe to the west coast for <24 hours given the travel time? Would they not be more likely attend a number of meetings, training events and/or conferences which usually take several days? Particularly given the jet-lag on the return east bound. The anecdotal stories I've herd from friends suggests that travel over that kind of distance is rarely a single overnight.
I think any form of direct link is to be encouraged and supported. There is no reason a traveller couldn't fly MAN-SFO and SFO-ATL/JFK-MAN on the return with DL/VS?
Trouble is business always locates in the best place for their networks. Say a Manchester based tech company grows quickly, it might come under pressure to relocate close to LHR for better access.
Anyway, lets how the service is retained in 2018 and beyond.