Originally Posted by
eggc
I do wonder if AA and UA could not make it work with their multitude of onward connections then what chance does an unknown Icelandic airline stands ?
UA couldn't make the UK regional feeds to EWR work, in part, because they always priced them at a noticeable premium compared to LHR (and in the case of BFS, compared to DUB, even once the UK APD was factored in). Perhaps it was naïvety on UA's part; assuming UK consumers (like US?) would pay for a premium to fly direct from a local airport when many are happy to spend 3-4 hours on a train or coach to LHR/LGW and fly from there instead.