Discontinuation of lgw to jfk route by BA.
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Discontinuation of lgw to jfk route by BA.
Hi, does any body know why the gatwick to jfk route was stopped as it always seemed fairly full & very handy for me.
Hi, does any body know why the gatwick to jfk route was stopped as it always seemed fairly full &
That'll be it then, BA hate you, pure and simple. Another conspiracy plot provided by yours truly
very handy for me.
It might have been fairly full but probably with low-yield pax.
By discontinuing from LGW BA are no doubt hoping some of these pax will fly from LHR and boost loads there.
By discontinuing from LGW BA are no doubt hoping some of these pax will fly from LHR and boost loads there.
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Are there no other Airlines serving JFK or Newark from Gatwick??
We in the North have been left with all kinds of foreign airlines to fly to the US and very good they are too. No need to flog your way to Heathrow to travel at the convenience of BA.
We in the North have been left with all kinds of foreign airlines to fly to the US and very good they are too. No need to flog your way to Heathrow to travel at the convenience of BA.
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Gatwick long haul is dead. All that remains is a single daily US Airways, Delta and the BA and Virgin flights they'd rather operate from Heathrow but don't have the slots for.
The US airlines remaining will be gone first chance of another slot at LHR.
The US airlines remaining will be gone first chance of another slot at LHR.
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Almost certainly yield. A lot of routes have had load factors but lost money.
Prior to the Open Skies agreement BA had an LHR - ORD - IAH rotation. I reckoned that it would be quicker to take the bus from Heathrow to Gatwick and catch the non-stop flight to Houston. Perhaps BA should have charted a coach and drop the ORD - IAH sector. I jest! I suspect that high yield long haul transfer traffic made the economics work.
Prior to the Open Skies agreement BA had an LHR - ORD - IAH rotation. I reckoned that it would be quicker to take the bus from Heathrow to Gatwick and catch the non-stop flight to Houston. Perhaps BA should have charted a coach and drop the ORD - IAH sector. I jest! I suspect that high yield long haul transfer traffic made the economics work.
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The main reason we're cutting the route is because it doesn't make money. Yes, plenty of passengers in WT, but not in CW. Low yield.
The aircraft (4-class) will be sent to LHR and a 3-class will come to LGW instead, to use on the new routes (Male, Sharm, Punta Cana, Mobay).
LGW long haul is the part of the company that is actually making money at the moment, and is expanding in the leisure market.
It's such a shame the JFK had to be pulled from LGW, but that's the way business works I suppose.
Don't know about EI's plans...
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The aircraft (4-class) will be sent to LHR and a 3-class will come to LGW instead, to use on the new routes (Male, Sharm, Punta Cana, Mobay).
LGW long haul is the part of the company that is actually making money at the moment, and is expanding in the leisure market.
It's such a shame the JFK had to be pulled from LGW, but that's the way business works I suppose.
Don't know about EI's plans...
Gg
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Don't understand. Three times a week to Male ? How will they fill those seats ?
I thought there was a recession going on - or is the Maldives the new Benidorm ?
I thought there was a recession going on - or is the Maldives the new Benidorm ?
