IAGblog Podcasts

Jared Blank runs two well known travel web sites (tripmela.com; onlinetravelreview.com) and has been a well known travel maven for years. In discussing the current news from Heathrow we go over the impact on BA's brand and the potential impact as people try to avoid T5.

This means other options look better than ever; Virgin Atlantic, the new Air France/Delta code share and even eos and SilverJet.

The news at T5 could not have been worse for BA. Open skies means there is much more choice and BA's customers may simply decide to switch brands. Such a decision will cost BA dearly at a time when it can least afford it. The stakes are very high for an urgent solution.