Originally Posted by
orbitmic
Just to clarify, are you actually questioning Tobias-UK's legal credentials, because that would really be extremely funny?
And the part about things not "stated" seems odd to me. I would suggest that when it comes to anonymous internet discussion groups and fora, the wisest attitude by far (as well as the most wildly embraced by regular members) is to not give personal details (whether they relate to your identity, profession, or movements) on a public forum of which we cannot control access, contents, and future use. People are of course free to do otherwise as you have, but this is neither the norm, nor typically what is recommended by FT, let alone an odd "requirement" of sorts. At most, sometimes, when people have virtually "known" each other for a long time and enjoyed each others' contributions and happen to be at the same airport at the same time, they might arrange to finally meet up in person and put a real name, details, and face on a handle, but that is typically optional, occasional, and private.
It is unfortunate that some prefer to make personal attacks and issue groundless threats of legal action rather than argue the issues under discussion. It appears you and I have been singled out for abuse not because we have a dissenting view on the enforceability or otherwise of repricing dropped final leg itineraries but because we take the cautious approach and advocate that readers should keep an open mind on the complicated legal issues this subject raises. This is not as black and white an issue some would have us believe. Until such time an event occurs where BA tries to enforce its claimed right to reprice an itinerary for a dropped final sector (and there is no evidence that this is even under consideration) then this remains moot and no reliable conclusion to enforceability can be arrived at until the matter comes before the courts and any points of law have been argued and settled.
There also appears to be some confusion in the mind of
Davidxg as to the role of an Ambassador on this forum. He does not appear to appreciate that we are not
British Airways Ambassadors but
FlyerTalk Ambassadors and as such we do not speak on behalf of British Airways nor do we have any motivation to protect BA or its reputation.
I act for (and advise) a number of international airlines (
not including BA) and I am aware those airlines read these pages. They also know my identity. I do not bite the hand that feeds me and for that reason I choose not to get involved in any detailed legal discusion that I may be called to offer an advice or argue on behalf of my client airlines.
I have received a number of messages alerting me that an individual on my FlyerTalk ignore list has, yet again, taken the opportunity of trying to poke me and demean. It is sad he finds it necessary but I will not now, nor in the future, respond to his goading.