mybrico
Rolling back the the love affair the regions seem to have with Middle Carriers ...
... would be nice but it's way too late for that.
Irrespective of what any individual European legacy carrier might do - the swing of power to the Middle and Far East is far too strong to stop. One simple example, Qantas moved their European partnerships.
For those that used to change at LHR before the long haul, to now have a break closer to mid-way in the flight is appealing. The 45/60 minutes at the UK end is very tiring, particularly after an 11 hour sector. I have done those trips in the past and didn't like it.
There is no doubt that IAG clearly understands how things are going to be, both the non-expansion of LHR and the the M.E. situation.