Originally Posted by
Guy Betsy
It is news when BA can restrict the above to CERTAIN TAs.. maybe to those who don't sell a lot of BA flights, or sell only discounted tickets.
Restricting based on location is one thing, that is inventory control. But to restrict sales, or prohibit viewing even based on any particular agency ID? Now that's sneaky ! And unfair...
Which is probably why BA went with Amadeus instead of Sabre. Sabre is restricted from such practices as it's based in US. Some US law prohibits it from this sort of anti-competitiveness.
I suspect this might also break several European laws if this is the case. Remember that the EU's primary role is to ensure competition and fairness across the EU - forget all the mumbo jumbo spewed out by the UK Eurosceptic press.