Originally Posted by
DaveReidUK
Promises that if Heathrow is expanded, more regional destinations will be served are meaningless - neither the airport nor the Government can tell airlines where they should or shouldn't operate. If they can make more profit flying to Lima than Liverpool, that's what they'll do.
The Airports Commission acknowledged this, suggesting that even with expansion the number of UK routes from LHR will remain static or even decline in future.
This is absolutely true and something our MPs seem oblivious to. Ultimatley the airlines decide and given Virgin failed spectacularlying it will be down to BA. There is no point having connectivity to a HUB if you don't actually have the ability to connect to the airlines serving it. The Virgin case was weak due competition, lack of frequency and a few number of spokes.
With reference to Flybe are they making any money?
I would have thought we would have had increased frequency by now and lots of
PR about how successful the flights to Scotland are but the silence is deafening!