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Old Oct 11, 2014 | 3:21 pm
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Originally Posted by nordic
But their subsidiary company in Finland has joined in OW. Probably AY has paid all the fees so AY could outsource their Embraer operated (and some of the ATR operated) flights including HEL-MAN.
Yes, but FC is not BE. The market conditions are different and BE (in the UK) don't have a 50% partner in ow telling them their integration with the big airline must be seamless.

If BA wanted to take a 50% ownership stake in BE I am sure they would be happy to become a oneworld affiliate as well.
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