Originally Posted by
Blumie
Certainly BA and IB will consolidate operations to the extent their unions permit, which may result in reduced frequencies on certain routes (for example, it looks like there's 13 LHR-MAD frequencies a day; I wouldn't be surprised to see that reduced), consolidated lounge operations, and the like.
I believe the LHR~MAD route has been operated as a joint venture for some time so I don't think the merger will have much impact. I may be wrong in this, but I don't expect this merger, assuming it gets completed, to have a huge impact on routes or customers - I believe BA said as much during their results presentation earlier this year. Of course, what they say and what they do won't necessarily be the same thing!