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Ed Kerwin
August 05, 2015 at 6:58 pmMy first reaction was also that IAG has changed strategy with hubs in MAD and soon DUB, it wants to maintain its LHR “fortress” hub and constrain competition there. Of course this would be more focused on the passenger market and leave cargo to continue to adapt to capacity constraints at LHR for the foreseeable future. IAG cargo seems to have adjusted its strategy in alignment with the passenger business by eliminating its own freighter services and adding incremental main deck capacity with blocked space agreements with QR and AY. With European cargo volumes suffering at the present time, it may be the best approach to get through a tough period and stay prepared for better market conditions.