BA calls for "more choice" on transatlantic flights by Cheap Flights Booker UK

British Airways (BA) has called on authorities in the US to provide consumers with more choice on transatlantic flights by granting anti-trust immunity to the oneworld alliance.
Chief executive Willie Walsh said that carriers such as BA, American Airlines and Iberia should be allowed to cooperate more closely to compete with the Star and Skyteam alliances, which already have anti-trust immunity.
Travellers will benefit from more choice, an expanded route network, improved schedules and lower fares if the oneworld proposal is granted, Mr Walsh said in a speech to the International Aviation Club in Washington DC.
He added: "The Star and Skyteam alliances already operate across the Atlantic with the benefit of anti-trust immunity. But surely a market of 800m potential consumers deserves a choice of more than two network providers.
"If Star and Skyteam remain the only immunised alliances across the Atlantic, we could end up with an untouchable duopoly. I do not believe that customers would want that."
Virgin Atlantic has opposed the proposal for closer cooperation between oneworld carriers, claiming that BA and American Airlines would dominate the main routes to the US from London Heathrow.
For Cheap Flights Booker UK cheap flights call 0207 096 1130 to book your flights with Cheap Flights Booker UK and let your journey begin!