Originally Posted by
sllevin
From my perspective as an SFO-based AA person, losing IB would be a big loss since we'd be down to just AA for mileage accrual across the Atlantic (and MA, I know, but that's a single flight from JFK)....
MA also has daily YYZ-BUD service, but is just now getting its 3rd longhaul plane, so tiny fleet is an understatement.
Only 2 years ago nobody wanted to fly IB TATL, now it is "preferred" over AA? How times change. The LH involvement seems to be primarily to inconvenience BA or force some other concessions in a negotiated settlement. More legalized blackmail than a real takeover bid.