n Ba losses ‘to grow’
Analysts are predicting British Airways could lose up to £200m in the year to March 2000. The rise from the £124m, exclusively revealed in Travel Weekly on September 27, takes into account the airline’s statement that capacity was too high and pressure on yields had yet to lift. BA will find out next month if a bid for a 38% stake in LOT Polish Airlines has beensuccessful. The Polish government will choose between BA, Lufthansa or Swissair.
n airline in CAAappeal
British Midland has applied to the Civil AviationAuthority to launch flights to Detroit and Minneapolis from Manchester and Heathrow. It follows a request to launch six routes from Manchester last month (Travel Weekly September 6).
n new role for assock
Former Inspirations yield manager Lawrence Assock has moved to Thomson as yield planning manager. Assock will report to head of yield Alan Pew.
n going places offer
Going Places cut the discount on summer 2000 holidays from 15% to 10% last Friday, signalling the end of its early-booking campaign. The 10% discount includes free insurance and nothing to pay until February. Lunn Poly and Thomas Cook said there are no plans to change summer 2000 discounts, which are a maximum of 15%.
n lauda air returns
Lauda Air is to re-enter the Gatwick-Salzburg market after four years this winter under a codeshare deal with British Airways. The Austrian carrier will share codes on BA’s new four weekly flights to Salzburg from November 19.