On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 22:16:22 -0000 (UTC)
Recliner wrote:
Roland Perry wrote:
On the contrary, news of these price cuts are unlikely to make their way
through to their main target market, who will continue to pay the full
price. Meanwhile, in the UK some gullible people might be persuaded that
HEx isn't as expensive (as a commuter service, which isn't its target
market) after all.

It's not just tourists and Heathrow workers who have to get to the airport:
plenty of British travellers and savvy foreign travellers use the airport
too. Any of them who have been HEx users will switch to Crossrail when it's
fully open, and not just because it's cheaper. That won't leave enough
premium payers on HEx to keep it viable.

I suspect even the owners of HEx know it'll be dead in the water once
crossrail opens and are probably just grateful for every extra month crossrail
is delayed.