Originally Posted by Oaxaca

In slot terms, BA has over 50% LHR slots, improved further by adding the EI/IB slots. That is probably still lower than AF/KL at CDG and LH group at FRA, but the gap is not huge, and LHR is a more slot-constrained airport.

When you add in the JV with AA et al on TATL, that dominance only increases further. I would consider all of AA's slots as de facto BA slots from a competition viewpoint. London has over 25% of all North Atlantic seats, and BA/AA are dominant from London. BA is openly stating that it wishes to exploit this dominance, so it's hardly in dispute.

BA has decided to exploit the westward dominance, and has abandoned eastward expansion beyond what it already has (perhaps some tinkering here and there), clearly demonstrated through the JV with QR and the increased codeshares with China Eastern.

BA is what it is, and should do what it feels is right as a business, though hegemony does have an impact on how customers are treated. For me the attitude to LHR runway expansion is telling. What business would reject capacity expansion in its biggest sphere of operations? One that fears its ability to compete in a more open market.