Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: HEL
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This ECJ stuff concerns flights within (future) EU by UK carriers. So yes, if BA suddenly feels the urge to operate HEL-OUL, then I can see a problem there. And while this isn't a realistic problem for BA, it sure is problematic for UK-based lowcost carriers that fly lots of routes on the continent today.
But as far as flights between the UK and Finland are concerned, BA will be just another 3rd country airline, with the same rules and regulations that concern QR or JL when they fly EU routes. Somehow, AY and JL manage to cohabit the HEL-NRT route even if eg. EC261 is valid only on AY for the NRT-HEL leg, not JL. Why should and would BA be treated differently from JL?