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...traffic is so lush that established carriers like British Airways, American, Continental and United have shifted some of their capacity to accommodate increasing corporate demand. And since landing slots in London's Heathrow are still heavily regulated by treaty, these legacy airlines have been collecting rent from premium passengers. A first-class round trip on the New York--London route of British Airways, for example, can cost upwards of $14,000; its Club World, or business class, about $9,600. Yet coach can be $500 for a round trip...
...senior vice president of sales and marketing for North America. BA and American regard their worldwide networks and frequent-flyer miles as key retention devices. "If you don't invest in flying to Hawaii or the Caribbean, you lose an edge when you're competing in a J.F.K.-Heathrow market," says Mary Sanderson, spokeswoman for American Airlines, which has 18% of the J.F.K.-Heathrow seats and just invested $20 million to upgrade its 767s. "MAXjet is offering what we did in business 15 years ago," says Harford. As for EOS, he adds, "Of course we need to compete with them...
...abstract threat. In 2003, a British-born Muslim blew himself in front of a nightclub next to the American embassy in Tel Aviv, killing three. A second bomber's device failed to go off. Perhaps more alarmingly, it turns out one of the bombers had worked at Heathrow Airport as a security guard. Only the British authorities can tell us whether he had the capacity to slip a bomb on an American airplane - or help us stop the next British suicide bomber...
...Simon, one of the two boys from a charity home, works as a baggage handler near Heathrow Airport. He has wed twice. The first marriage, to Yvonne, produced five children; in the second, to Vianessa, he become a foster parent. Simon's and Paul's histories suggest that they weren't schooled in ambition. "I'm very laid back," he tells Apted. "As [my wife] always says, if I go any further back I'll fall over." Paul, the second charity case, went to Australia and worked as a laborer. He married Susan, a hairdresser, and had two kids...
...dropped a one-ton bomb in a residential area of the Gaza Strip to assassinate a Hamas leader, killing the target and his assistant, along with 14 civilians, including nine children, according to news reports at the time. After the warrant’s issue, Almog landed at Heathrow Airport with plans to attend a fundraiser for handicapped children. Before British authorities could apprehend him at the airport, he fled the country. In yesterday’s speech, Machover did not dwell on the Belfer Center’s selection of Almog as a senior fellow. The event was sponsored...