so i admit it could be possible for Lufthy to start Long haul am just not convinced at this stage of a total abandonment of the regions....and as i said it may make good sense to get into bed with Richard Branson so to speak, and any burning desire to do the routes he isnt (or any of the other star alliance partners at LHR for that matter of which there are a number of long haulers there) then so be it , how many more flights do we need to NYC et al in the US when the current ones are not near to 100% full... SMB didnt fight so long for the right to go transatlantic and then back out when he got that right for no reason - most in the press say he was wise not to join in the LHR-US dogfight
anyway i hope you will still be able to choose your local airport to make your journey to/via LHR on BMI long into the future
