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    BA puts Open Skies up for Sale

    From the Boyd Group.

    Hot Flash - Monday, September 21, 2009

    From The OK-We-Tried-It Department

    British Airways has quietly put its Open Skies airline experiment on the sale block.

    The concept was an all business-class airline, taking advantage of the allegedly huge nationality-transparent passenger potential from the EU to the US. Now down to flying just Paris to Newark and JFK, apparently the carrier isn't exactly burning a financial hole anywhere except in BA's pockets. This despite what appear to be incredible values - for example, a RT biz seat NYC-PAR for under $1,700, plus taxes and fees.

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    Re: BA puts Open Skies up for Sale

    From The OK-We-Tried-It Department what the?

    With such a price point, I would think it might work. Were loads that low and why?


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    Re: BA puts Open Skies up for Sale

    Quote Originally Posted by mirrodie
    With such a price point, I would think it might work. Were loads that low and why?
    Were the loads low, or were the yields low? At a low price point, maybe they weren't covering costs, and you can't make that up on volume.

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    Re: BA puts Open Skies up for Sale

    Unfortunately, not all too surprising...
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    Re: BA puts Open Skies up for Sale

    Quote Originally Posted by moose135
    Quote Originally Posted by mirrodie
    With such a price point, I would think it might work. Were loads that low and why?
    Were the loads low, or were the yields low? At a low price point, maybe they weren't covering costs, and you can't make that up on volume.
    If the loads weren't low, perhaps they needed a larger aircraft to make it work?
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    Re: BA puts Open Skies up for Sale

    Quote Originally Posted by T-Bird76
    for example, a RT biz seat NYC-PAR for under $1,700, plus taxes and fees.
    I saw $680 each way not too long ago, which is probably $1700 WITH tax. The planes must be pretty empty if they're selling so cheap.

    If they can't make it work with the world renowned British Airways brand attached to it, it seriously just isn't going to work.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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