Stardate 20011108.0428 (On Screen): The Concorde has finally begun to fly again. In the meantime, British Airways, like all airlines, has faced staggering losses in the last two months as people have decided they don't really need to fly after all. The Concorde in particular requires a steady diet of well-heeled travelers willing to pay a premium price for tickets, and many of those have traditionally been from show business. So the head of British Airways has extended his hand to Hollywood and nicely asked them to return to their old habits.
Well, not exactly. Actually what he's done is to hold a press conference and call them cowards. He even singled out specific people by name. This is not exactly what you'd ordinarily think of as being good marketing. Unfortunately, it's also libel -- and I'm expecting either lawsuits or a formal apology any time now. Absent that, the next time Bruce Willis does fly to London I suspect he won't be taking the friendly skies of British Airways. (discuss)
