British Airways plans to soon discontinue its short-haul business travel flights from Gatwick.
The airline’s Chief Executive, Willie Walsh opined that the market for business class had diminished considerably and that the demand for short-haul premium had shrunk to almost zero, owing to companies opting for economy class or non-fancy airlines.
The service changes would affect only Gatwick, which, according to Walsh, was a suspect spot since last July. Heathrow, however, would continue to experience the comfort of business class travel.
This news of the review in British Airways’ services comes in the wake of its statement last week, citing a pre-tax loss of £50 million for three months heading up to the end of December 2009. However, the airline had recorded losses worth £122 million, in the same quarter the previous year.
Close on the heels of this revision by British Airways is the news of Qantas designing plans to cut down its first-class seats by two-thirds, and thus enhancing its economy-class seating capacity by almost 20%. However, it is likely that the London-Los Angeles will preserve its first-class cabin.
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