At the risk of having this post lost amongst the US-based rage, three things have occurred to me:

1. Nicci is some kind of legend for wading through all of this with what I can only presume are a pair of rather fetching Hunter wellies.
2. Did anyone see that TV show 'The Event' last year (October on Channel 4 in the UK)? The airline featured in that was called Avias Air, bearing a not-dissimilar name to Aviastar which is a real-life domestic Indonesian airline. All of which begs the question: did the Avios marketing people get paid in actual money for coming up with that name?
3. Finally, a serious question. If Avios is now the common currency, does that mean I could spend my hard-earned BA Miles on flights with (for example) MON? If so, what are the implications for BA and MON in that regard?
   Yes, I know that there are probably better uses for my miles - but then again it's quite possible that MON might be running flights to holiday destinations where OW do not.