And this abuse of market power is why I said, on another thread, Lgw should get a second runway to prevent this happening. Capitalism doesn't always behave well towards the consumer and we have seen enough of the effects of that in the UK already, big banks, big supermarkets etc. Allowing Lhr to expand and making it very difficult for others to compete, eg at Lgw, only rewards further the monopoly situation that almost now exists with regards to long haul ex London. With London being one of the biggest markets in the world, these airlines that threaten to go elsewhere, like CDG, will never walk away from London, regardless of what they say. As the market grows and they want a share of it, if the only option was Lgw with a second runway or nothing, they would be in there in an instant. And I believe in capitalism all the way.