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stimpy May 20, 2011 2:56 am
Originally Posted by Yaatri (Post 16417254)
BA had considered buying KLM while AA was toying with NW. Anything can happen.
Isn't AF/KL larger than BA/IB? So it would be AF buying BA which would push Willie out. I rather doubt that is going to happen.

MyTravels May 20, 2011 4:17 am
Originally Posted by stimpy (Post 16418787)
Originally Posted by Yaatri (Post 16417254)
BA had considered buying KLM while AA was toying with NW. Anything can happen.
I don't like BA's mileage accrual.
Isn't AF/KL larger than BA/IB? So it would be AF buying BA which would push Willie out. I rather doubt that is going to happen.
Yaatri referred to KLM (pre-AF)

Willie & Doug Parker aren't likely do to anything to shorten their own career, regardless who it would help.

Yaatri May 20, 2011 3:00 pm
Originally Posted by MyTravels (Post 16418963)
Yaatri referred to KLM (pre-AF)

Willie & Doug Parker aren't likely do to anything to shorten their own career, regardless who it would help.
Correct. Do you remember what I am talking about?

UA Fan May 23, 2011 11:33 am
No, competition benefits consumers like me. Will BA and AF agree to this?

Yaatri Jun 6, 2011 3:37 am
Originally Posted by UA Fan (Post 16435155)
No, competition benefits consumers like me. Will BA and AF agree to this?
Competition benefits every one. I am no advocating KLM and BA merger. It was discussed in 2000, long before AF-KLM merger, Around the same time NW-AA merger was floated around too. BA/KLM merger isn't going to happen now, unless for some reason, AF spins KLM off, which is also unlikely.

What would be interesting to contemplate is the aviation scene in Europe in a hypothetical case when EMU crumbles and European countries adopt their former currencies.

UA Fan Jun 6, 2011 8:08 am
Originally Posted by Yaatri (Post 16511037)
Competition benefits every one.
Even the competitors?

Yaatri Jun 6, 2011 8:19 am
Originally Posted by UA Fan (Post 16511951)
Even the competitors?
Silly me for assuming the obvious. We are talking about consumers. Stop fretting over AI and *Alliance. It will fry your brain, if it hasn't already. :p
Yes competition can and does help competitors too, the ones that survive the competition. Competition makes competitors more efficient.


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