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Old Apr 24, 2017 | 12:07 pm
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Originally Posted by Ancient Observer
So from all of this, BA might not meet the theoretical definition of a monopoly position, but for the majority of its chosen routes, it has a practical monopoly, and a very dominant position.

So its a monopoly.
Dominant position, sure but on a practical level not a monopoly position if you follow binman’s approach (see post #16), who is successfully travelling to where he wishes to go without setting foot on a BA aircraft.
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