Originally Posted by
BA850
I’m coming round to the view that things are working out considerably worse than IAG/BA expected.
The lack of agreement with Amex is one thing, but as I posted in another thread there are still lots of good F fares available to the US during the height of the summer holidays - suggesting forward bookings aren’t doing well.
Those who have already jumped ship to Lufthansa or AFKL will be busily earning the points needed to re qualify in their respective schemes, while the Amex debacle will be the final straw for many more.
I’m sure there’s a bit of “sunk cost fallacy” (or just plain denial) at play over the whole thing at Waterside too.
The perfect storm may be coming with the US domestic economy at risk of recession and Transatlantic relations likely becoming increasingly strained over the next four years, as well as the UK economy looking a bit dodgy. I feel very sorry for the BA staff that did nothing wrong, but it couldn’t happen to a nicer management team if it does.