silverwings wrote:So perhaps we will eventually see VS moving over to T4.
Can't speak for LHR, but at MAN it wouldn't surprise me if we see Air France and KLM move from T3 back to T2. This will make connection opportunities/feed onto VS flights more seamless and it's not as though all the SkyTeam airlines that use MAN are largely consigned to one terminal.
In fact, the more I think about it, the more I think this deal could be beneficial for VS and its MAN flights in the sense that not only will it make possible connection opportunities off AF/KL flights from CDG and AMS and boosting passenger numbers (particularly given the competition from Thomas Cook for the O&D market), there's also the matter of the US pre-clearance facility that's coming to MAN in a few years. Aer Lingus likes to trumpet this as one advantage of connecting via DUB, VS/AF/KL/DL could also market this as a reason to connect at MAN.
As someone said earlier, we will see what happens next as it's too soon to say.
silverwings wrote:But given they are on track for a 60-90m GBP loss this year something is still not right in Crawley Towers.
The weak pound if you have significant expense in US dollars doesn't help. I'm not sure how much of VS' costs are in dollars, but it's not exclusively a VS problem as IAG also reported this as a reason for a dent in their profits. That said, it's magnified in VS' case given that most of their business is the UK-US market.