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FlyCaledonian wrote:If there was to be any sort of change I'd advocate BA serving LHR-ORK and LHR-SNN from T5 in place of its LHR-DUB flights, with EI operating exclusively LHR-DUB from T2 (upping its frequencies using its slots freed up from SNN and ORK).
BrianDromey wrote:I believe EI still bus passengers from the rear door of the aircraft to flight connections - so there's no great advantage to being at T5
FlyCaledonian wrote:If there was to be any sort of change I'd advocate BA serving LHR-ORK and LHR-SNN from T5 in place of its LHR-DUB flights, with EI operating exclusively LHR-DUB from T2 (upping its frequencies using its slots freed up from SNN and ORK).
Polot wrote:FlyCaledonian wrote:If there was to be any sort of change I'd advocate BA serving LHR-ORK and LHR-SNN from T5 in place of its LHR-DUB flights, with EI operating exclusively LHR-DUB from T2 (upping its frequencies using its slots freed up from SNN and ORK).
That makes using LHR as a connecting point (i.e. flights to Asia) more of a hassle for DUB pax though.
AmricanShamrok wrote:FlyCaledonian wrote:If there was to be any sort of change I'd advocate BA serving LHR-ORK and LHR-SNN from T5 in place of its LHR-DUB flights, with EI operating exclusively LHR-DUB from T2 (upping its frequencies using its slots freed up from SNN and ORK).
EI's slots for all DUB/SNN/ORK-LHR flights are protected for seven years (until 2022) under a condition of the sale of EI to IAG by the Irish Government. This means IAG cannot "switch" them to BA or remove the existing EI flights to these airports during this timeframe.
http://www.independent.ie/business/iris ... 26631.html
usflyer msp wrote:Polot wrote:FlyCaledonian wrote:If there was to be any sort of change I'd advocate BA serving LHR-ORK and LHR-SNN from T5 in place of its LHR-DUB flights, with EI operating exclusively LHR-DUB from T2 (upping its frequencies using its slots freed up from SNN and ORK).
That makes using LHR as a connecting point (i.e. flights to Asia) more of a hassle for DUB pax though.
They can use the BA operated flights...
LHRFlyer wrote:They've invested a lot of money in T2 at LHR with a new lounge.
It also serves IAG's interests as they can keep an eye on what other airlines are up to in T2, just as BA used to do by having one route to Miami in T3 before T5 opened.
Polot wrote:usflyer msp wrote:Polot wrote:That makes using LHR as a connecting point (i.e. flights to Asia) more of a hassle for DUB pax though.
They can use the BA operated flights...
If you actually read what I quoted you would see the poster was advocating BA dropping LHR-DUB and EI exclusively operating the route from T2.
Arion640 wrote:keep an eye? IAG is a policeman and the Star alliance carriers are drug dealing.
LHRFlyer wrote:Arion640 wrote:keep an eye? IAG is a policeman and the Star alliance carriers are drug dealing.
Before BA moved from T1/T4 to T3/T5, by operating just one route (MIA) from T3 they could sit on the terminal committee meetings and hear what Virgin were asking of the airport.