Isn't BA big enough to admit that it's wrong? FROM ONE OF THE MEN WHO HELPED TRANSFORM BRITISH AIRWAYS INTO THE WORLD'S GREATEST AIRLINE, SOME FRANK WORDS OF ADVICE.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: November 23, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: MICHAEL DOBBS

ONCE I was proud to fly our national carrier, British Airways. Like millions of Britons, I admired the values it stood for and so flew the flag.

Our custom and support helped make it the most successful airline in the world. Yet, no longer. A whiff of madness is wafting from the company's headquarters.

It seems as if British Airways does not any more want to be British. Perhaps the management is suffering from a collective lack of oxygen, or auditioning for parts in the next Borat film, but something has gone horribly wrong.

An airline that ...

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