BA seen launching transatlantic carrier

Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:53am BST
 
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - British Airways will launch a new airline on Thursday that will link New York to continental Europe, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The paper said the move is an attempt to capitalize on the recent deregulation of trans-Atlantic air travel.

A British Airways spokesperson was not immediately available.

(Reporting by Yinka Adegoke; Editing by Ben Tan)

 
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