So a newspaper reports something a company MAY do without any actual proof and everyone believes it to be true? Maybe the Times should actually show the proof not what a few writers think COULD happen.
The paper knows everyone seems to have it in for BA recently, whether deserved or not, and seems to be using it to gain some publicity and it seems to be working... This is just another case of fake news and it's worse as it been reported by a major newspaper...
As to BA'so reply of course they wouldn't say it will never happen as they will keep all their options open like any business would and should.
And as a comparison how many train or bus tickets include food regardless of length? I've never heard of any, well not in the UK anyway.