dogs_ears,
Yes, as far as I am concerned, that's how I see it. FR are point to point, BA have interline agreements. Bottom line is they both ship me from A to B for a mutually agreeable price. BA go to places FR don't, and FR go to places BA don't. LH go to places neither of them go. I no longer spend enough money with BA for them to provide me the so called 'full frills' services that Ryanair don't provide to anybody. So, as far as I am concerned (and I suspect this will be the experience of the vast vast vast majority of airline passengers) there's no difference between the pair. If anything, I have another one, you could say FR have better policies when it comes to reusing funds for tickets not used. I think one of them deserves to succeed more than the other, but it's not enough to make a difference to me when it comes to spending money.
newswatcher
I always took my own food when in the back with BA anyway, so no difference to FR.