Originally Posted by
Cw novice
On further consideration how future proofed is this when the corporates BA are courting have the following:
(a) Sustainability policies that seek to limit travel
(b) Restrictions in class of travel and spend.
(c). The incoming US Administration imposing Tariffs on the UK which limit trade. I know there's the revenue sharing with AA but I would expect there to be encouragement to use the US3 before foreign airlines.
(d) How much business BA can generate from Companies who's main focus is east of Istanbul given the paucity of route options.
(e) Route Reliability due to RR issues and continued delays to 77x. On this I would imagine nervousness around A380 routes if the issues continue into 2025.
Then there's the whole upsetting of the customer base who have put their hand in their pockets post COVID when the corporates weren't travelling.
re C, above: my organization has to align with the “Fly America Act” so it is already there. The wording of the Act (from memory) requires us to use US metal (eg., UA, AA) unless there is a “Open Skies” agreement or there is a codeshare (in which case, you choose the US codeshare). There is also an opt out for when specific routings are not flown by a US operated or marketed too. So… it exists, could be tightened, but I doubt it as its in actual US law with fairly limited ambiguity for the exceptions (vs. a government policy).