If BA Understood Irony...
May 13, 2015, 9:45 am
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If BA Understood Irony...
I was almost dumbstruck that James (no surname needed) latest email blast has so little to talk up about BA flights, that he's taken to advertising the benefits of AA transatlantic flights. Surely having to do this should be telling someone at BA that the competition (or partners) are leaving them behind in terms of service offerings?
Enjoy Transatlantic Wi-Fi on every American Airlines flight between London Heathrow and New York JFK. In addition to Wi-Fi, whilst on board American’s 777-300, you’ll find fully lie-flat seats with direct-aisle access in First and Business Class and all cabins can enjoy inflight entertainment with up to 250 movies and 180 TV programmes.
Enjoy Transatlantic Wi-Fi on every American Airlines flight between London Heathrow and New York JFK. In addition to Wi-Fi, whilst on board American’s 777-300, you’ll find fully lie-flat seats with direct-aisle access in First and Business Class and all cabins can enjoy inflight entertainment with up to 250 movies and 180 TV programmes.
May 13, 2015, 11:26 am
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May 13, 2015, 7:55 pm
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Maybe they are afraid that BA CUSTOMERS may bolt to VS ?
May 13, 2015, 10:38 pm
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Certainly looks like the middle seat, row 51, upstairs in the A380. But there must be no-one sitting in the aisle seat as otherwise the FC would have no way of getting that close to serve him.
May 14, 2015, 2:18 am
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Someone at AA needs their head examining. They are spending a huge amount of money tempting passengers from BA, just to hand over half of the ticket spend to BA anyway - and eat all the marginal costs themselves!
May 14, 2015, 2:56 am
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I see this written quite a bit. Have you lot seen the joint agreement, or has BA publicly stated that this is the case, where all monies are split 50/50? So even in the theoretical case where 100% of people fly AA on a particular route, BA would still get 50% of the revenue?
May 14, 2015, 3:09 am
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I see this written quite a bit. Have you lot seen the joint agreement, or has BA publicly stated that this is the case, where all monies are split 50/50? So even in the theoretical case where 100% of people fly AA on a particular route, BA would still get 50% of the revenue?