Re: Edinburgh
Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 8:05 am
I agree with Davieboy.
You can’t compare the two services as they are not like for like. Glasgow had 747s, now withdrawn from service. Edinburgh has smaller333s twice weekly. There is economy of scale with Delta also operating and the fact that staff can be and cross trained on both products. My understanding from a close friend is that VS check in staff were brought from MAN to GLA; an additional expense! Just like GLA staff helped train EDI for EK.
The USA market has changed: TUI now serve MLB something I think which may bomb as I’m not convinced USA cruising will be the jackpot they think it is. It’s interesting to see Vietnam charters to Pho Quoc dropped; another TUI flash in the pan.
Exceeding all this is the overall economic situation and the weakness of sterling against the dollar. Yes there is a glut of backlogged booking from 2020 however what I see is more US residents on services to US (VS excepted) although there are US folks arriving from MCO.
I’d love to see GLA having US services back but they won’t simply appear again.hard work, endeavour and better economic conditions will all play their part.
You can’t compare the two services as they are not like for like. Glasgow had 747s, now withdrawn from service. Edinburgh has smaller333s twice weekly. There is economy of scale with Delta also operating and the fact that staff can be and cross trained on both products. My understanding from a close friend is that VS check in staff were brought from MAN to GLA; an additional expense! Just like GLA staff helped train EDI for EK.
The USA market has changed: TUI now serve MLB something I think which may bomb as I’m not convinced USA cruising will be the jackpot they think it is. It’s interesting to see Vietnam charters to Pho Quoc dropped; another TUI flash in the pan.
Exceeding all this is the overall economic situation and the weakness of sterling against the dollar. Yes there is a glut of backlogged booking from 2020 however what I see is more US residents on services to US (VS excepted) although there are US folks arriving from MCO.
I’d love to see GLA having US services back but they won’t simply appear again.hard work, endeavour and better economic conditions will all play their part.