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Old Jul 26, 2014, 1:40 am
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Originally Posted by Can I help you
The trial has finished and BA have decided not to have a pay onboard facility.
Apart from the crew aspect, I think that from a passenger's perspective it may not have been the best solution indeed. Few people knew about it, but if a CSD approaches passengers to propose them to buy a paid upgrade it may feel a bit "Ryanairish" in terms of trying to push sales. If it is knowledgeable passengers contacting CSDs, paying and moving, it may well mistakenly look to other passengers around like "wild upgrades" which would not give a good image (however unfairly). Rather have BA increase possibilities for OLCI or airport upgrades if need be.
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