With regard to the "new" BA, probably worth reminding ourselves of Alex Cruz's words from March of last year, when asked about BA considering long haul flying from MAN:
“I’ll give you the same answer I have given my staff, and the answer is “not yet.” We are serving Manchester. We have an inherent interest in the city of Manchester because we have a pretty large call centre there.......
...not for long if the rumours are true.
