Tandemrotor,
Ok, say what? Wut wut? What are you talking about? Testy, aint we? Hey, be nice to Americans! You'd be flying Luftansa now instead of BA if it weren't for us. 86% of us don't have passports? That's news to me. But ofcourse we have a larger population and more diverse landscape in America---so most of us don't need a passport to see new things----and hey, we have TWO Disneylands!!!(Ok,1 Disneyland and 1 Disneyworld). . I think you then rambled something about the proportion of flights BA has at it's main base (LHR) versus the US Majors at their bases. Well. .mate, BA can add as many bloody flights as they want to Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, Newark,. .Pittsburg, Philadelphia, and Cinncinati. Go ahead. Be OUR GUEST. Add flights from Newcastle to Atlanta. Try Bournemouth to Newark. Next try. .Philly to Bristol. I'm sure we wouldn't mind. It's called a "choice."(Something that you guys are afraid of) I am sure the airport authorities. .at any of these US airports would NOT mind BA adding service. The reason BA doesn't try is that. .it doesn't have the feed. Look at Delta at ATL or. .CVG. Delta in ATL has 1000 flights a day(with the connection carriers included). How would Delta do on a pair of ATL-LHR flights? UMMMMMM.... .Very very very well. NW and CO have the same type of feed. BA does not. You are scared.
So, admit it, you are wrong.. .That's ok, I can understand your frustration.. .You feel like your own private little space (LHR). .is getting invaded. Well, if you want that AA/BA. .thing to work, you might have to open up and let. .a few people in. And by the way---I happen to love your country. I've been there many times and the vast majority of the people are really nice. Take a chill pill and look at this reasonably. IF the AA/BA thing goes through, BA. .will be better off. And, if other US carriers. .get access to LHR, they and the business traveler will also be better off. It's a win-win situation.
Thanks. Donkey Duke <img src="cool.gif" border="0"> <img src="cool.gif" border="0">