AA, BA and IB Announce Better Deal for Trans-Atlantic Flyers
Oct 8, 2010, 7:13 am
#76
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Oct 9, 2010, 9:02 am
#77
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: eastern Europe & NC
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Don't be so silly that's not the idea at all. I doubt AA or BA are going to cancel routes just because of the JV if anything like we have seen both will start to expand. The whole idea of this JV is cost sharing. MCO and TPA are huge holiday routes operated by BA out of Gatwick mostly filled with point to point Brits of on holiday hence the LGW base.
I am wondering if an AA F class update is coming as it is miles behind BAs new first product now.
I am wondering if an AA F class update is coming as it is miles behind BAs new first product now.
Since AA uses the worst gateway on each side of the Atlantic, LHR and JFK, options for TATL travel that avoid both of those places are a big step forward.
What I am looking foward to is closer cooperation with Air Berlin, so we can travel via Berlin and Finnair, so we can travel via Helsinki, with the TATL legs departing from anywhere but JFK.
Oct 9, 2010, 9:10 am
#78
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IMO AA's focus will be upgrading its J product. If AA ever reduces its F cabin to say 8 o 12 seats and ejects the pilot rest seat I could see it making sense to provide a product that would be attractive to fliers who actually pay for F.