EasyJet complains that Swiss and BA are having all the slots between LHR and Switzerland and wants them to sell slots, not to EasyJet, but to other companies...
Tripple7 From Netherlands, joined Aug 1999, 538 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (9 years 8 months 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1711 times:
These news releases are so obvious after a merger. Always the same with those LCC and their need for free publicity. If easyjet doesn't want the slots they should keep their mouth shut.
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18826 posts, RR: 54 Reply 4, posted (9 years 8 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1643 times:
Good work Easy! Free - and effective - publicity, acting on behalf of the consumer to draw attention to potental problems... unconventional forms of advertising need not be bad.
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18826 posts, RR: 54 Reply 6, posted (9 years 8 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1617 times:
Unique - U2 do not fly into LHR and, in my opinion, they never will due to the high costs and also the seemingly inevitable delays.
Reread the opening post:
"EasyJet...wants them [BA and Swiss] to sell slots, not to EasyJet, but to other companies..."
In other words, to break this oligopoly and, perhaps, a form of cartel.
Easyjet does not compete directly on LHR-Swiss routes, but it is nevertheless an important player in services between London and ZRH and GVA.
In addition, the success of Easyjet (and other low-cost airlines, like FR) is based upon the unconventional advertisement of the firm by CEOs who like to be in the spotlight. Indeed, virtually everyone in the UK have heard of Stelios and MOL.
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
Boieng747-400 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (9 years 8 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1613 times:
This is the usual easyjet bull shit to get free attention.
Though it is true that there will be a monopoly on GVA/ZRH-LHR, I wouldn't be surprised to see Bmi come into those routes, seing the yields are pretty high and the swiss market is missing to Bmi's network (that is without counting all the baby flights to Geneva...).
Unique From Switzerland, joined Mar 2003, 1703 posts, RR: 40 Reply 8, posted (9 years 8 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1604 times:
BMI chose to give up ZRH a few years ago - due to they used their LHR-slots for flights to MAN. Hard to believe that additional LHR-slots should be available for BMI to re-open ZRH routes...
Unique From Switzerland, joined Mar 2003, 1703 posts, RR: 40 Reply 10, posted (9 years 8 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1551 times:
A spokesman of EZY stated that EasyJet does not wish to fly into LHR but other carriers might hence OneWorld should give the slots to "other carriers" but not BA.
RJ100 From Russia, joined Nov 2000, 4107 posts, RR: 33 Reply 11, posted (9 years 8 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1537 times:
Not to forget that EZY is under pressure now that Swiss offers low fares to London, but offering better service and flying to more convenient airports...
EZYAirbus From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 2448 posts, RR: 53 Reply 13, posted (9 years 8 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1514 times:
easyJet have enquired before to get slots at LHR but decided against it after they were told they would not receive a 20 minute turn around like they usually get, the best they were offered was 60 minutes.
EZYAirbus From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 2448 posts, RR: 53 Reply 15, posted (9 years 8 months 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1476 times:
Too right they shouldnt have a go at any other airline, they dont use the airport so they shouldnt stick there noses in. Would be different if they used the airport and wanted to expand and needed more slots.
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18826 posts, RR: 54 Reply 16, posted (9 years 8 months 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1454 times:
lol. Aside from U2's publicity, if this is all successful, it would result in increased competition and thus increased choice and hopefully reduced price for the consumer. So U2 should be praised for taking the lead and not moaned at.
"Everyone writing for the Telegraph knows that the way to grab eyeballs is with Ryanair and/or sex."
RickB From United Kingdom, joined May 2003, 243 posts, RR: 10 Reply 17, posted (9 years 8 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1386 times:
Easyjet wanting a 20 minute turn around at LHR Thats funny - it usually takes close to that to taxi to the gate once you've landed - what where they going to do - deboard the aircraft on the runway ??
JGPH1A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 18, posted (9 years 8 months 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1369 times:
Fair enough - U2 have done exactly the same already for the AZ/AF alliance - demanded slots be made available at ORY for other carriers (in this case, themselves) to offer ORY-LIN service. When the only 2 competing carriers on a route sign a cooperation agreement that includes the right to collude on setting fares, that market becomes effectively a monopoly. We have mechanisms to regulate monopolies, and these must be brought into play in this situation. If BD were already operating LHR-ZRH/GVA, this would not be a problem - competition on the route would still exist. But they don't. U2 have a fair point.
Gerardo From Spain, joined May 2000, 3480 posts, RR: 34 Reply 20, posted (9 years 8 months 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1100 times:
RickB: Easyjet wanting a 20 minute turn around at LHR Thats funny - it usually takes close to that to taxi to the gate once you've landed - what where they going to do - deboard the aircraft on the runway ??
ROFLMAO!! Way to go!!!
That was a good one!!!
Gerardo
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Thats funny - it usually takes close to that to taxi to the gate once you've landed - what where they going to do - deboard the aircraft on the runway ??
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From Spain, joined May 2000, 3480 posts, 
Thats funny - it usually takes close to that to taxi to the gate once you've landed - what where they going to do - deboard the aircraft on the runway ??
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