Air France's London Heathrow to LAX route

	Search :

Member log in

Register

| Home >> Forum >> Air France's London Heathrow to LAX route

Civil aviation forum

Air France's London Heathrow to LAX route

Return to the forum index - Post a message for this thread

Message of Hello people! - Sent 06 Jun 16:15

do you think air france will expand and offer more routes from London, and maybe start long haul services out of Manchester or Birmingham? could it happen? sam
User profil	Private message	Suggest deletion

Message of Rockinflyer - Sent 07 Jun 20:56

I don't know about AF starting more routes out of the UK, but I have a hunch (can't explain it) that KL might do something like LAX/SFO to CDG and AF doing LAX/SFO to AMS. I think DL/NW might need to look at LAX/SFO to AMS because there is no US carrier in those particular markets. Jeez, whats next, IB from LAX to NRT? (just kidding).
User profil	Private message	Suggest deletion

Message of captain bill - Sent 08 Jun 8:46

I would think that KL might become the dominant force of the two (AF/KL) from the UK to USA due to KLs very good reputation in the UK. They have good connections from all over the UK to AMS and people do like them so if/when they come into LHR/MAN/GLA/EDI with direct Trans Atlantic services I think they will do well.
User profil	Private message	Suggest deletion

Message of FLX - Sent 11 Jun 6:57

Well, I wonder will the mkt be sufficiently large to sustain DL/NW to economically operate LAX/SFO-AMS beyond existing capacity already offered by KL? @ the LAX/SFO ends, neither DL nor NW has a traffic feeding hub there(DL had a LAX hub yrs ago but hv dismantled it since then). In fact, DL+NW hv tiny ops in LAX/SFO relative to UA and AA. UA nearly 'owns' SFO and both UA and AA are equally dominant in LAX. @ the AMS end, all EU feeding traffic for DL/NW will obviously come fm KL which itself has been serving the AMS-LAX/SFO mkt well for decades. If I'm a KL Europe pax originating @ a point outside AMS, why should I choose(And usually pay more even for codeshare) to switch to a DL/NW flight to LAX/SFO @ AMS instead of flying KL all the way? It may be fun for aviation enthusiasts trying diff airlines on a single journey but not for the avg pax. When DL/NW look @ SFO/LAX-AMS, they'll essentially be looking @ a pure OD(Origin-Destination) type mkt - pax traffic between just 2 cities without ongoing connections. That's probably a small niche especially when your own SkyTeam EU partner is already in that niche PLUS the advantage of hubbing in AMS.
User profil	Private message	Suggest deletion

Post a message for this thread


	To record a message, you must be logged in , if you are not yet a member Click here to register Email : Password : Topic Air France's London Heathrow to LAX route Your message Insert a smiley

Messages must be written in english. Messages written in an another language will be deleted.
Post only messages related to the civil aviation, and do not insert any ad. Your IP is logged.
You can custom your text by using the following codes
[B]Your text[/B] : Text in bold
[I]Your text[/I] : Text in italic
[U]Your text[/U] : Text underline
[S]Your text[/S] : Text striketough

To include an Airfleets.net photo, use the code [P]Photo number[/P]

[Contact] [Privacy Policy] [Disclaimer]
This is the content of Airfleets Dynamic Menu

Aircraft Airline Download Airport Forum Accident

Search an airplane
Supported aircarft
Production lists
Production summary
Updates
Search an airline
Browse airlines
Browse country
Fleet age
Download airfleets
World Fleet Listing
Fleet Listing
E-News Monthly
Civil Aircraft register
Airport database
Airport by country
Browse forum
New thread
Search the forum
Accidents database
Accidents by year
fatalities by year
Accidents by country
Fatalities by country
Accidents by airline
Fatalities by airline

[Tourism in Ibiza] [Ibiza island history] [Tourism in Menorca] [Mahon Mao information page]
[Planes information] [Plane-list Download aviation information]