If you really want to learn how this came about, the
Unofficial Users' Guide sticky thread has a link to the full Bermuda II agreement. As to how much BA would welcome full mileage earning / burning rights transat, well, I'd hesitate to guess; BA has not always played nice (ask Richard Branson and SWISS executives.)
Originally Posted by
nd_eric_77
would this mean we could finally earn miles, EQMs & EQPs for flying BA TATL??? I still don't understand the motivation of that policy - unless it is to cripple OW and prop up ST & *A (who don't have such asinine restrictions with their biggest Euro partners).