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Old 12th Jan 2020, 10:25
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I don't think you can place the blame for the decline on any single group of people, leave alone individual.

Any company that has been going for many decades is going to find it very difficult in today's trading. BA grew big and well in the 'fat' years of limited competiton and fares that supported high service levels. As we all know (and is said above) in the 21st Century, everyone wants to pay as little as possible. Even companies that grew up with that mindset have difficulties. BA had no choice but to downgrade, or they would no longer be trading.

The list of factors that have changed since I first stepped on to a VC-10 (aged 9) would take a very long time to list. Don't forget all the politics, the type of aircraft, the culture of travel, the competition, the Internet etcetera.

NO company of this size can hope to live forever. It is the natural order of things. Just look around at the other legacy companies that have gone and the few still going.
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