Originally Posted by
Asturias56
"As to damage to Uk interests "
You mean damage to BA - that's not the same as the rest of UK Interests - it may be better for the UK NOT to have a "national Airline" if others provide a better and cheaper service. Not everyone works in the airline business. Monopolies are generally bad for most of the public.
Might have a Chatham Dock flag on the tail and yes employs some tens of thousands , however it a contiguous part of an international consortium, with a significant shareholder ( largest by % of holdings) being the Qatari sovereign wealth funds .
Based at an airport also significantly foreign owned .
Major interests are indeed external to the UK