Buy BA, fly a different airline: What awaits many Gatwick passengers this summer
As British Airways prepares for its biggest summer programme of flights from Gatwick for a decade, Thousands of passengers may find themselves buying BA tickets but flying on a different carrier. IAG, paid over GBP50m for slots at the Sussex airport previously owned by Monarch, which closed in October. Permission to land and take off at specific times is granted on a “use it or lose it” basis, so BA will be expected to operate 28% more flights to fill the slots. The airline has already announced plans for more than 15% additional arrivals and departures, including increased flights to Spain and Portugal. Without a commensurate increase in the number of aircraft and staff based at Gatwick, the airline will have to bring in planes and crews from elsewhere — or “wet leasing”. <br/>
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Buy BA, fly a different airline: What awaits many Gatwick passengers this summer
As British Airways prepares for its biggest summer programme of flights from Gatwick for a decade, Thousands of passengers may find themselves buying BA tickets but flying on a different carrier. IAG, paid over GBP50m for slots at the Sussex airport previously owned by Monarch, which closed in October. Permission to land and take off at specific times is granted on a “use it or lose it” basis, so BA will be expected to operate 28% more flights to fill the slots. The airline has already announced plans for more than 15% additional arrivals and departures, including increased flights to Spain and Portugal. Without a commensurate increase in the number of aircraft and staff based at Gatwick, the airline will have to bring in planes and crews from elsewhere — or “wet leasing”. <br/>
