Originally Posted by
BA1A
Rumours abound it seems!
I just asked my friend in the know at BA and am told the SYD thing is rubbish. There are no plans to drop this route. Let's see whose source is more reliable
Also, for BA Premier's benefit my source tells me the launch party for the new F will be early next year.
Was just about to post saying that because of the JSA with QF, the axing of the SYD route is a non-starter because:
1. Part of the agreement requires BA to serve Australia on it's own metal
2. The revenue from the JSA on the Kangaroo route is significant (see link below)
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/071029/4/3a0mo.html
Then I did a quick search and found this article accredited to a 'BA source'. Usually I stay away from this kind of anonymous reporting but this passage does raise a number of valid points.
http://www.businesstraveller.com/dis...dney-747-Route
Ultimatley the decision to withdraw from SYD will be heavily influenced by the Ts & C's in the JSA....personally I cant see BA signing away it's 3rd largest market over the cost of two daily rotations.