I think there is another issue that could threaten openskies. BA at the moment is looking at alliances with American carriers and in the future possible mergers, although the latter is a bit more doubtful. However if we just look at the possible
'alliances' with American and more importantly Continental. If some deal was struck, presumably BA would retain its big wig status on the London-New York route (especially LHR). This would leave Continental with possibly a large presence in Gatwick, but definitely a opportunity to concentrate on the mainland Europe traffic.
Then to Continental's surprise they find they are competing with a BA product named Openskies...could this be an issue?
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