They have already started working together to help each other save costs in the Gulf
<a href="http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/arc_Articles.asp?Article=14237&Sn=BNEW&IssueID=24309" target="_blank">BA and KLM to share flights on Gulf routes </a>
Mind you, I think BA did better on this deal, they gained Oman and lost Dammam <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0">