I don't know what's so difficult to understand, BA owned BA Connect, not IAG. IAG is not BA, BA is part of IAG, IAG is not an airline so which major airline is getting out of regional flying? IAG wasn't even formed when BA offloaded BA Connect. It's funny that Air France and KLM are still empowering their regional arms, oh and there's Aer Lingus with Stobart too. Sorry but your theories hold no water whatsoever.