BA dumps FT (the pink one, not this one)
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So, good idea that airlines provide at least one 'quality' newspaper to their customers, but I feel the FT can be just as opinionated as the similar Times (London) - just not the same owners. Very hard to find any UK newspaper which does not have an axe to grind! I don't think this will make any difference to the BA flight experience.
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It's not just speculation.
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Me, I’d be lining up so I can get my Heathrow Rewards points and pay with my BA credit card...
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News from February 2014
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...s-9133456.html
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Evidently we've read different articles.
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How so? I cannot see any source in that article that isn't the opinion of someone from the FT, or British Airways neutral comments.
'An FT source said BA had “dropped the FT because they don’t like our coverage of them”, adding: “It’s nothing to do with cost – it’s a reaction to the journalism. Plain and simple."
'A British Airways spokesperson did not attribute the decision to drop the FT from flights and lounges to anger over stories in the paper.
They said: “We regularly review what is on offer. We offer a wide range of titles to give our customers plenty of digital and print options for news, business and leisure reading material.”
'An FT source said BA had “dropped the FT because they don’t like our coverage of them”, adding: “It’s nothing to do with cost – it’s a reaction to the journalism. Plain and simple."
'A British Airways spokesperson did not attribute the decision to drop the FT from flights and lounges to anger over stories in the paper.
They said: “We regularly review what is on offer. We offer a wide range of titles to give our customers plenty of digital and print options for news, business and leisure reading material.”
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