Mr. Gerry Clarke:

The way I would see it is that if an airline bases aircraft in an airport, it has a cabin crew base. If it does not have a cabin crew base, the aircraft are coming from possibly other destinations, it is difficult to have early morning departures and late evening arrivals. You do not know where the aircraft is coming from and if there are delays, there is such disruption that it becomes unviable. Having a cabin crew base there means that you have a bit of efficiency and control over a good operation.