Virgin Atlantic shows why nothing changed since BA last failed to link-up with American Airlines

Steve Ridgway, Chief Executive of Virgin Atlantic, said:

"BA already dwarfs other alliances operating out of London Heathrow. Other alliances had to get anti-trust immunity simply to try and play catch-up with BA, the most dominant airline servicing the Heathrow to US market. Both BA and AA have barely changed their arguments since the last time they filed for permission from the regulators, as they know that the world hasn’t changed since they last tried. They would still be dominant at Heathrow, they would still be dominant between Heathrow and key cities in the US, and they would still be getting bigger against the consumers’ interests."

(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 18-Aug-08

 

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