Heathrow slots: why London Heathrow will define the future of world aviation

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British Airways yesterday announced slowing traffic for the month of June, caught between the Scylla and Charybdis of higher costs and falling demand. Along with its would-be operational merger partners, oneworld's American Airlines and Iberia Airlines, cutbacks, higher fares and increased codeshare operations appear to be the prescription for survival.