Originally Posted by
PhilH
The point about an alliance is that it shouldn't matter. Most airlines fly to LHR, so you should have a good *A option (for example) to any destination of choice. If you want to fly to the USA, fly United. To Asia, SQ or LH via FRA, or many other options.
However for day trips from London nothing can touch BA for dust.
I really think in the back of my mind in most cases BA have us over a barrel - from a frequency and route point of view most certainly.