British Airways Cityflyer

[Kevin Farnell]

Well surely ba can serve other routes from bhx with the e190...AndyC

They probably could, but as KARFA says, as routes start opening up again (post COVID), the aircraft will be busy from LCY (probably very profitable for BA due to high business sales) and none spare for BHX.

Kevin

 

[CM.]

Well surely ba can serve other routes from bhx with the e190...AndyC

Doesn’t work like that though.

An airline will serve routes that suits them and will work. I’m not saying they can’t from BHX but for now they’re not willing to do any other routes from BHX at present.

 

[Matty_85]

BA or emerald, I don’t think it really matters because the product is going to be the same anyway. Is it just me but apart from OneWorld, BA just isn’t that great of an airline anymore?

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Is it just me but apart from OneWorld, BA just isn’t that great of an airline anymore?

It's not just you! When BA closed their BHX base, I made a decision that I would not fly BA if I had to fly from LHR. Since then, I've flown from LHR on Malaysian, Singapore and Virgin (but not BA!). Also, I watch a lot of airline review YouTube videos and BA rarely come out well.

Kevin

 

[Karl C]

BA have won the race to the bottom. Two weeks ago I flew BA to Heathrow and there was no trolley service or BOB at all in economy. The cabin crew just sat in business class all the way home playing candy crush or reading. Never seen owt like it tbh.
Back in July flew Qatar to San Francisco and they are world's apart. Too good for İAG and the disparity is vast. Their onboard soft product is stunning with service second to none. Think I'd rather see more Easyjet tails at BHX.

Karl

 

[IanFarquharson]

Well BHX are making a real big thing about BA, so I think they will continue on BHD with Emerald maybe on ORK & SNN

I could only see BA adding domestics (GLA / EDI) as no BHX base and op in the same way they do on BHD

 

[andrew.clarkson]

It depends how badly bhx want ba back and what they will do for them...AndyC

 

[IanFarquharson]

It depends how badly bhx want ba back and what they will do for them...AndyC

BACF are very unlikely to base units at BHX so non-domestic routes would be difficult

 

[andrew.clarkson]

Let's just hope that other unnerved routes are announced to get more people interested...AndyC