After British Airways ?
I am a supporter of BA as many of you will know. However I cannot see them coming back from a twelve day debacle over the Christmas period. The pension deficit is like a millstone, Iberia is a semi-reluctant partner and the Lufthansa and Air France / KLM groupings have far them well behind.
SO. If things escalate and BA falls, which is now a very real possibility as the travelling public is furious, what would be the implications for us all ?
Heathrow would no longer need a third runway tomorrow. Growth could be managed much better to bring things back to 2010 levels over a period of a few years.
Terminal 5 could be made available to....who I wonder? Would Skyteam suddenly 180 backtrack and be moving out of T4 as fast as they moved in?
Would Virgin be in a much healthier place financially?
Might BMI be turned around by going after displaced ex BA loyalists looking for a British Midland approach?
What would be the impact on the US airlines as one of their high quality competitors is removed?
Every cloud has a silver lining. Perhaps it's time to explore options....