Recent problems with the new T5 Terminal at Heathrow have resulted in more problems for BA when will they recover their No1 position.

while the above by no means solves all the underlying problems, it goes a long way towards doing so, and that is before the inevitable consolidation of personnel etc and other significant savings through economy of scale

meanwhile, as the recesssion seems to be drawing to a close, there will be an increase in air traffic as the months pass - i.e. look 12 months hence

I don't really care about the outcome - but I've taken 10 points from these today.

Another classic disaster in the making.... bigger is not better.

no one said it was .... did you have a bad oyster at lunchtime?

And another +3 short.

i would have liked to have seen sp stay above 220, but never mind ..... i shall continue to hold for the time being and shall see what the press has to say ..... overall, i should think it will be quite positive, both for the merger itself and for air traffic outlook in general

m8 halifax has gone all huffy-puffy about BAY, but that is similarly true of TLW ..... not that all my faves come up smelling of roses by any means, but it's fun to tease the shoddy-maker

cynic sticks and stones etc. do try to act your assumed age.

don't be so dull even though i know many yorkshiremen find it difficult to be more cheery than dour at best .... anyway, i like being peter pan or being in second childhood - i don't really differentiate

thought you might decide to expound on the ancient craft of shoddy-making, but clearly not

BA has been badly managed since Lord King retired,we now have a CEO used to running a small Irish airline but over the past 4 years has proved incapable of solving the ever increasing problems. Do we really think a merger with a Spanish airline is going to solve these problems especially after the debacle with the opening of terminal 5 and the way the Spanish run BAA?

The solution is obvious, downsize the airline, focus on the high net worth business and leave the dross to Easyjet and Ryanair. The proposed merger will not solve the union problems and huge retrenchment will cost the merged company more than shareholders can afford when both airlines are loss making.

we shall see .... meanwhile, if sp rises merely because it's a full moon, i shall not care

btw, i would never ever fly Ryanair having seen the appalling way it treats its customers and does its very best to avoid and evade tackling problems they (the customers) may have - e.g. lost luggage and similar ..... that man (whatever his name) is a disgrace, and no doubt in due course all will come home to roost

cynic why should the Irish treat the British any other way?

the specific guy concerned - a friend of mine - is actually half Scottish and half Danish!
to get Ryanair to compensate for sending his golf clubs to Las Palmas instead of Prestwick, he ultimately had to take out a Small Claims action in Dublin ..... Ryanair then crumbled instantly

cynic and you don,t know his name?

can't be bothered to look it up

cynic you don't know the name of your friend?

cynic perhaps you are confused the founder of Ryanair is Christy Ryan, the current CEO is Michael O' Leary, less bullshit please!

i care not who heads up Ryanair or even that they're Irish of some hue; it's their total lack of scruples and business ethics which i find so contemptible

LOL !!!!!! I suspect Cheau Mouton something or other kicked in there! No doubt better than that in flight plonk!!!

LOL LOL LOL LOL

nah! only Cloudy Bay Sauvignon tonight ..... Mouton and smoked haddock don't work well together