UK govn't to give up its share in BAA

Old Sep 16, 2003, 1:35 pm
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UK govn't to give up its share in BAA

This according to the Beeb:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3114238.stm
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Old Sep 16, 2003, 1:49 pm
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BAA plc (formerly British Airports Authority) is an airport operator - LHR, LGW, STN and several others.

It is not an airline using two of the three initials.
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Maybe now we can get a better website out of them.
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Old Sep 17, 2003, 11:33 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Roger:
BAA plc (formerly British Airports Authority) is an airport operator - LHR, LGW, STN and several others.

It is not an airline using two of the three initials.
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Meaning what, Roger? The reason I posted this here was because I would imagine the BA presence at the three aformentioned airports is quite large, and therefore anything that happens to BAA has an affect on BA. Or was that an attempt at sarcastic British humour that I missed?

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Old Sep 17, 2003, 3:22 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by tcook052:
Meaning what, Roger? The reason I posted this here was because I would imagine the BA presence at the three aformentioned airports is quite large, and therefore anything that happens to BAA has an affect on BA. Or was that an attempt at sarcastic British humour that I missed?

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The meaning is clear - factual and without comment or opinion.

If there is anything inaccurate in my post, I'm sure you will let everybody know.

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Old Sep 18, 2003, 1:35 pm
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I guess the answer is "no, it doesn't make you a better person".

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Old Sep 19, 2003, 9:36 am
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What BBC doesn't highlight is that it also means that BAA can be broken up as well as taken over.
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