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Old Jun 3, 2017 | 5:17 am
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Originally Posted by Dambus
Tend to agree but it does raise an interesting question.

If a Virgin plane goes tech and breaks down during pushback blocking in a BA plane one would assume BA could legitimately claim extraordinary circumstances.

If an IAG subsidiary aircraft goes tech and blocks another IAG subsidiary aircraft then what?
Indeed, I suspect legally, the airlines are managed as seperate businesses therefore they could still claim EC, although in the media, they would likely get a rough ride for it. I did wonder why, when my flight went tech in BCN and friends in IB told me they did have a spare aircraft in BCN they couldn't use it given they are both IAG, but apparently not possible.
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