A British Airways aircraft taxis past ot [Getty Images]

A British Airways aircraft taxis past other parked British Airways aircraft at Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport in west London, on July 30, 2010. British Airways said on Friday its net losses widened to 122 million pounds in its first quarter as strike action and the volcanic ash cloud grounded flights but insisted it was set to break even. BA, which is looking to merge with Spain's Iberia, said losses after tax rose 15 percent to the equivalent of 146 million euros or 191 million dollars in the three months to June compared with a year earlier. AFP PHOTO/ BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

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