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Old Dec 10, 2012 | 2:14 am
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Originally Posted by brunos
What AF would gain from this is unclear. Their last attempt to fly longhaul from LHR has been disastrous.
They would gain a much, much larger share of the transatlantic market from the UK than they currently have.

Though I wonder what the implications for the Delta/AF/KL/AZ transatlantic joint venture would be. VS isn't part of that - can it be simply and easily absorbed into it after a takeover? Or does it require competition clearance from the US and the EU?
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