Far from it ......just realistic.
I have no problem with BA at London, if only they would just get on with it down there and keep there nose out of MAN.
It's the pious lip service that they have paid to Manchester over 30 years dressed up in spin that sticks in the claw.
Clearly you havn't been around long enough to remember the objections they lodged against EVERY application to serve Manchester in the 70s 80s 90s, the main objection being that it would effect their posn as the national airline....and stuff the travelling public North of Birmingham.
Nobody will know whether expansion at that time would have cemented MANs position as a major long haul gateway or indeed whether this would have been sustained, but it would have been nice to at least have the opportunity.
Many on here also remember the continual spin about expansion in the future by BA and that they were always looking at new routes......complete and utter waffle !
They bought into Cathay and quickly fixed that service by leaning on CX who canx the daily flight based on lack of aircraft, that flight then resurfaced with an extra daily from LHR a few weeks later !!!
They got into bed with QANTAS and same thing happened !
Oh and what about IBERIA ...nearly forgot that one.
They are interesetd in one thing only and that is sucking total UK demand into LHR, no problem, fully understand that re cost of scale etc etc but please dont treat us as morons.
As I said good riddance !