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If I was flying to a non-UK destination, I don't think I would care much for using London as a gateway city. It seems to me it would be much easier to fly to one of the gateway cities in the USA to jump off to any point on the globe.
So long as they are major, for sencond tier European cities there is much higher need for a local gateway
Going to Paris or Rome etc sure but going to Hanover Germany maybe not so much
The same can be said heading the other way. Going to NYC or Chicago you will likely go direct but going to Nashville or Pittsburgh not so much. To me why the combined AA can fuction with TATL hubs in CLT and PHL and maintain a focus on O&D via JFK etc.
If I was flying to a non-UK destination, I don't think I would care much for using London as a gateway city. It seems to me it would be much easier to fly to one of the gateway cities in the USA to jump off to any point on the globe.
Nor would I. Wouldn't you have to go through customs twice if you did? Once when entering the UK and then again when you entered the EU? So far, I have only flown into countries covered by the Schengen agreement.
If I was flying to a non-UK destination, I don't think I would care much for using London as a gateway city. It seems to me it would be much easier to fly to one of the gateway cities in the USA to jump off to any point on the globe.
Completely agree -- I would absolutely fly to LGW if I were traveling within the UK or even just doing a short hop.
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Nor would I. Wouldn't you have to go through customs twice if you did? Once when entering the UK and then again when you entered the EU? So far, I have only flown into countries covered by the Schengen agreement.
It's more complicated than this. The UK is a special case. If you fly to London and connect at the airport to another international flight then you will be checked at customs only at your final destination in the EU.
If however you depart the airport, you are deemed a visitor to the UK and you will have to clear customs in the UK. Then if you are a non-EU passport holder and wish to travel into Europe, you will have to clear customs again at the final destination in Europe. This is because the UK is not part of the agreement listed above.
It's confusing at best because they tend to change laws a lot.
Wife and I went to Italy in May. We looked at flying nonstop, Charlotte to Rome, US Air nonstop service starts in May. It was around $1200 roundtrip. We ended up flying CLT to Newark, then to Frankfurt, and then to Naples. I know, 3 flights! I was a little worried but our suitcases were waiting for us when we got to baggage claim in Naples. We flew home from Milan (direct to Newark, then back to CLT). Tickets were $850 each so total savings for 2 people was $700. I had to do it, although some would pay more for the nonstop flight.
I really hope CLT airport continues to grow with more direct international flights, like Shanghai or New Delhi like Newark has.
Or, Tokyo, Seoul, HK for local purposes or as better launch points to all over Asia. For example, American with partners Cathay and Dragonair. This should be a massive push by CLT and NC political and particularly business leaders based on obvious East and South Asian growth upside, not nearly so much just another or few European flights.
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