Who will BA/IB buy?

[Joe Curry]

BA-Iberia Eyeing 12 Airlines For Expansion
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September 6, 2010
British Airways and Iberia have a list of 12 potential airlines to buy
or merge with when their tie-up is complete, BA chief executive Willie
Walsh said in Mumbai on Sunday.
Details: http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1283773610.html

[BrianN]

Post by Joe Curry
BA-Iberia Eyeing 12 Airlines For Expansion
------------------------------------------------------
September 6, 2010
British Airways and Iberia have a list of 12 potential airlines to buy
or merge with when their tie-up is complete, BA chief executive Willie
Walsh said in Mumbai on Sunday.
Details:http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1283773610.html

I heard that WW's first choice was Ryanair, just so that he can put
them out of business (except that BA doesn't have nearly enough cash)!

BrianN

[Joe Curry]

On Mon, 6 Sep 2010 07:25:05 -0700 (PDT), BrianN

Post by BrianN
I heard that WW's first choice was Ryanair, just so that he can put
them out of business ..

Good thinking.. I'll say Easyjet.

[William Black]

Post by Joe Curry
BA-Iberia Eyeing 12 Airlines For Expansion
------------------------------------------------------
September 6, 2010
British Airways and Iberia have a list of 12 potential airlines to buy
or merge with when their tie-up is complete, BA chief executive Willie
Walsh said in Mumbai on Sunday.
Details: http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1283773610.html

Jet or Kingfisher.

I imagine they'd prefer Kingfisher as it's very good, but both have
Heathrow slots for long haul flights to India that BA would love to shut
down and get people using their service, which is dying on its feet.

[p***@nospam.demon.co.uk]

Post by William Black

Post by Joe Curry
BA-Iberia Eyeing 12 Airlines For Expansion
------------------------------------------------------
September 6, 2010
British Airways and Iberia have a list of 12 potential airlines to buy
or merge with when their tie-up is complete, BA chief executive Willie
Walsh said in Mumbai on Sunday.
Details: http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1283773610.html

Jet or Kingfisher.
I imagine they'd prefer Kingfisher as it's very good, but both have
Heathrow slots for long haul flights to India that BA would love to shut
down and get people using their service, which is dying on its feet.

Not sure I follow that logic, William. If Jet or Kingfisher are making
money on the routes -- money that would add to IAG's bottom line --
one would surely keep them? And trim or cut the loss-making BA flights
to redeploy the aircraft on more profitable routes?

Pete

[William Black]

Post by p***@nospam.demon.co.uk

Post by William Black

Post by Joe Curry
BA-Iberia Eyeing 12 Airlines For Expansion
------------------------------------------------------
September 6, 2010
British Airways and Iberia have a list of 12 potential airlines to buy
or merge with when their tie-up is complete, BA chief executive Willie
Walsh said in Mumbai on Sunday.
Details: http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1283773610.html

Jet or Kingfisher.
I imagine they'd prefer Kingfisher as it's very good, but both have
Heathrow slots for long haul flights to India that BA would love to shut
down and get people using their service, which is dying on its feet.

Not sure I follow that logic, William. If Jet or Kingfisher are making
money on the routes -- money that would add to IAG's bottom line --
one would surely keep them? And trim or cut the loss-making BA flights
to redeploy the aircraft on more profitable routes?

It's about capacity.

As people have less money they take less flights.

For example Virgin Atlantic and BMI have both stopped their flights to
Bombay because they weren't economic.

BA can't do that as it would be a loss of prestige.

So their best tactic would be to try and stop flights that compete with
them.

Kingfisher are expensive but give much better service than BA.