British Airways Parent Isn’t Interested in Buying Thomas Cook’s Airlines
Photo Credit: A British Airways A380 flying over the cliffs at Dover. BA parent company IAG isn't interested in buying any other airlines at the moment. British Airways / Neil Frazer
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Despite playing a key role in European airline consolidation over the last few years, it seems IAG's arch dealmaker Willie Walsh is now happy to sit back and let others fight it out.
International Airlines Group, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, isn't going to take part in the bidding battle for Thomas Cook's airline operations.
Despite buying up a number of airlines in recent years and taking a serious look at Norwegian, CEO Willie Walsh distanced himself from getting involved with anything else at the moment.
"We're very clear, we think consolidation will continue to benefit the industry in Europe. We're pleased with the activity that has taken place and we're pleased that a number of
