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Old Jul 2, 2008 | 9:27 pm
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Originally Posted by jb85
Hi

I have heard of talk of BA/AA getting rid of the ban on earning miles between the two for transatlantic flights to/from the US. I know this was in place before because of anti-trust issues, but with the new open skies, is there a plan to get rid of this? Anybody know a timeline on when/if this restriction might end?
Highly unlikely, since you can still choose the airline you fly with.

I would suggest the no mile earning was not due to anti-trust issues but rather forcing pax to fly their Freqeunt Flyer Program carrier.
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