If only the OFT had had teeth in the days when BA were colluding with the Americans over Laker; doing naughties with the passengers of Virgin, Air Europe and any others they tried to break the company's management might have learnt some lessons to prevent this latest act of folly/arrogance/mis-management (delete as appropriate).
BA was a broken airline saved by the Thatcher Government so please, don't all all you BA people get high and mighty about what is happening over the pond with Chapter 9.
If you break the rules - you pay.
World's favourite airline - yeah, right!