Hear hear!

I’m impressed GD!

I can’t even remember what the uniforms look like let alone what they actually said. I’m afraid I am the bored/inattentive/paper reading kind of passenger that the cabin crew dosn’t like!

If that had been the case, airlines like Easyjet and Ryanair would never have got off the ground. They have a history of taking on routes where BA lost money by charging the usual £300 for 45 minutes in an ATP or ERJ. Along come the LCCs and charge £50 in a 737!

Think how many jobs have been created by the LCCs.

My point is that just because a bunch of airlines are incapable of running a route profitably, doesn’t mean that another airline can’t come along with a different strategy and make it work.

Market forces, in the cases above, have weeded out the weak player (BA) and allowed the strong player (Easyjet) to make a profit, whilst providing extra frequency and cheaper fares.

Crikey, two stops? It must have tied up the aircraft for a long time.

Do you think there is demand for a restart with a longer legged plane like the A330?

I think you could make a killing from MAN, the latent demand is very high and the hassle of trekking down to LHR then paying £800 on BA/Qantas has left a gap in the market in the North, in my opinion. The usual alternative of connecting through AMS or CDG doesn’t apply to Australian flights, because neither KLM nor AF flies there.

Wingflaps – is this the sort of thing Monarch would be interested in? It would add a cool dimension to the scheduled operation.

It can get a bit rowdy there, I have browsed it and people seem to jump down each others throat at the slightest opportunity.

…just like the SS had to follow orders :rolleyes:

On the contrary, what would be the point of an airline “competing” when it had a governmental safety net?

The US airline indsutry needs structural reform and reform is always unpleasant. It has been possible to avoid this by banking on subsidies.

NO!

The only remedy is for the US government to be reported to the WTO for anti-competitive practices.

I firmly believe in a free market system where companies live and die by their own actions. US carriers already have all this extra help with ch. 11 protection, which doesn’t exist in the UK. Subsidies are just the icing on the cake. It is very unfair for an airline like BA to have to compete by itself against the US government. On a smaller scale, it is akin to the Guernsey/Aurigny situation…you all seemed to feel sory for Flybe, well it is the same as with all these US subsidies.

However, given that France and lots of other Euro countries also dish out subsidies, I don’t think any action is likely unfortunately.