jetstream7
FR had a similar sale and press release post 9/11. Some might say the rebound in air travel, especially at LCC level, owes at least a little to this "damn the torpedoes" marketing.
MOL is only echoing the sentiments of every British official from HM the Queen down. I'm sure it's a view the likes of the Bearded One would endorse (although Virgin Atlantic's website has nothing to say). BA will of course do nothing - their press page is busy eulogising Lord King.
MOL is of course pushing FR and his own retirement fund but if it actually helps rather than hinders UK tourism what's to moan about. Don't let your prejudices against FR's less savoury business practices hit you in the ass on the way out of this thread.