BA dumps MAN - JFK
It's hardly a surprise as the route has looked anomalous ever since the BACON sale.
The BA preferred business model has long been everything via LON.
Hence the BACON deal and now this.
But the flaw in their thinking is that whenever problems arise at LHR or LGW, the BA UK domestic connections are among the first to be dumped.
So as a punter based in the regions you can't help thinking - why on earth would I want to go via the hell-holes of LHR/LGW and all the uncertainty over whether I'll make the connection, and will my baggage make it ?
ATC delays often erode connection timescales, and with the added unease that if anything sneezes down South, bang goes the connecting flight anyway.
Applying that logic, AMS, BRU, CPH and FRA look a much better bet.
Looking at my travels over the last 2 - 3 years - both Co and personal, always starting from MAN, I guess < 5% have been with BA via LON. On the other hand, KL, SN, LH, SK, LX, US, CO, even AF have done well out of my travels.
There's a window of opportunity here for BD and Star Alliance if they go for it