EasyJet Announces Gatwick Expansion
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Gussy - you're back and from the sound of it not making much progress with the remedial CRM.
Perhaps you could reinforce your obvious wisdom with some personal credibility, such as which 'full service' (as I belive you would call it) carrier you fly for - I'm sure we'd all like to know which unfortunate airline has the benefit of your services.
I personaly think you're probably a wind up - difficult to think that a professional pilot could display such arrogant views.
Tailscrape I can understand because he's only a lad.
Perhaps you could reinforce your obvious wisdom with some personal credibility, such as which 'full service' (as I belive you would call it) carrier you fly for - I'm sure we'd all like to know which unfortunate airline has the benefit of your services.
I personaly think you're probably a wind up - difficult to think that a professional pilot could display such arrogant views.
Tailscrape I can understand because he's only a lad.
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All might not be as easy at LGW as Stelios hopes...
From today's Sunday Times:
[quote]BA vows to fight Easyjet at Gatwick
DOMINIC O’CONNELL
BRITISH AIRWAYS has ditched plans for a full-scale retreat from Gatwick, Britain’s second-largest airport.
An exit from Gatwick had been mooted as part of the airline’s “future size and shape” review, an outline of which will be presented to the company’s board at the end of the month.
But one airline insider said yesterday that Gatwick “had a future in the BA network”.
“The airline will still be able to offer a full-service product at Gatwick that will make money against airlines like Easyjet,” the source said. “We will also be able to maintain a small long-haul network there.”
Easyjet recently announced a big expansion at Gatwick. It will be the first time that BA has had direct competition from a low-cost airline at one of its main bases.
BA is likely to deal in part with its continuing losses at Gatwick by handing extra routes to its franchisee GB Airways.
Some radical measures considered in the review, including the loss of 20,000 jobs over five years and a new low-cost airline for Gatwick flights, have been rejected.
But BA staff are still braced for job cuts. The airline has refused to comment on the progress of the review, but it is likely that the worst-performing services, including flights from London to Lyons, Naples, Bologna, Hamburg, Venice and Stuttgart are under threat.
Some long-haul operations also face the axe. Destinations under review include San Diego and most of the airline's South American network.
Gatwick has been a constant headache for BA. Four years ago, the airline invested tens of millions of pounds in an attempt to turn the airport, in West Sussex, into a second Heathrow, with a full range of short- and long-haul services. It also spent £75m buying Gatwick-based CityFlyer Express.
Rod Eddington, BA’s chief executive, has steadily scaled back the airline’s services as losses have mounted.
Some of the review’s sting has been blunted by the performance of BA’s shares last week. Better-than-expected traffic figures from BA and the Dutch airline KLM sent BA shares up 13% on Friday.
BA’s plans for a speedy conclusion of its planned alliance with American Airlines received a fresh setback yesterday with the publication of a critical report from the General Accounting Office (GAO), the audit arm of the US Congress.
The alliance would “dominate markets” between the America and London, and rivals would find it difficult to compete because of congestion at Heathrow, the GAO said.
BA executives are still hopeful of winning approval for the deal. A successful conclusion — which could come in mid-February — would provide the springboard for a £1 billion rights issue to bolster the company’s balance sheet. <hr></blockquote>
From today's Sunday Times:
[quote]BA vows to fight Easyjet at Gatwick
DOMINIC O’CONNELL
BRITISH AIRWAYS has ditched plans for a full-scale retreat from Gatwick, Britain’s second-largest airport.
An exit from Gatwick had been mooted as part of the airline’s “future size and shape” review, an outline of which will be presented to the company’s board at the end of the month.
But one airline insider said yesterday that Gatwick “had a future in the BA network”.
“The airline will still be able to offer a full-service product at Gatwick that will make money against airlines like Easyjet,” the source said. “We will also be able to maintain a small long-haul network there.”
Easyjet recently announced a big expansion at Gatwick. It will be the first time that BA has had direct competition from a low-cost airline at one of its main bases.
BA is likely to deal in part with its continuing losses at Gatwick by handing extra routes to its franchisee GB Airways.
Some radical measures considered in the review, including the loss of 20,000 jobs over five years and a new low-cost airline for Gatwick flights, have been rejected.
But BA staff are still braced for job cuts. The airline has refused to comment on the progress of the review, but it is likely that the worst-performing services, including flights from London to Lyons, Naples, Bologna, Hamburg, Venice and Stuttgart are under threat.
Some long-haul operations also face the axe. Destinations under review include San Diego and most of the airline's South American network.
Gatwick has been a constant headache for BA. Four years ago, the airline invested tens of millions of pounds in an attempt to turn the airport, in West Sussex, into a second Heathrow, with a full range of short- and long-haul services. It also spent £75m buying Gatwick-based CityFlyer Express.
Rod Eddington, BA’s chief executive, has steadily scaled back the airline’s services as losses have mounted.
Some of the review’s sting has been blunted by the performance of BA’s shares last week. Better-than-expected traffic figures from BA and the Dutch airline KLM sent BA shares up 13% on Friday.
BA’s plans for a speedy conclusion of its planned alliance with American Airlines received a fresh setback yesterday with the publication of a critical report from the General Accounting Office (GAO), the audit arm of the US Congress.
The alliance would “dominate markets” between the America and London, and rivals would find it difficult to compete because of congestion at Heathrow, the GAO said.
BA executives are still hopeful of winning approval for the deal. A successful conclusion — which could come in mid-February — would provide the springboard for a £1 billion rights issue to bolster the company’s balance sheet. <hr></blockquote>
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Gypo,
Once again, thanks for the endorsement about my “obvious wisdom”. You don’t need to be that wise to spell though – look up “belive” and “personaly” in the dictionary (it’s a big book with lots of words in it).
I can assure you that my posts are most definitely not wind ups, although I have to admit that you LCA boys do give us all a good laugh.
Toodle Pip, Gussy.
Once again, thanks for the endorsement about my “obvious wisdom”. You don’t need to be that wise to spell though – look up “belive” and “personaly” in the dictionary (it’s a big book with lots of words in it).
I can assure you that my posts are most definitely not wind ups, although I have to admit that you LCA boys do give us all a good laugh.
Toodle Pip, Gussy.
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Aye Gussy, you and Tailcrap - what a pair!
Actually you're both giving me a larf on a regular basis.
I still find it hard to believe that you (Gussy) are for real though - the sort of small minded bigotry, combined with arrogant snobbery which exides from your posts in this August Forum defies belief.
I do hope your job's safe pal - you never know whom you might have to apply to these days eh?
Cheery! Max (Spin Doc 4 Easy) <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
[ 06 January 2002: Message edited by: Mad Max ]</p>
Actually you're both giving me a larf on a regular basis.
I still find it hard to believe that you (Gussy) are for real though - the sort of small minded bigotry, combined with arrogant snobbery which exides from your posts in this August Forum defies belief.
I do hope your job's safe pal - you never know whom you might have to apply to these days eh?
Cheery! Max (Spin Doc 4 Easy) <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
[ 06 January 2002: Message edited by: Mad Max ]</p>
