Moscow 脅すs to 封鎖する British Midland

By THIS IS MONEY
Updated: 00:00 BST, 14 May 1999

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The の近くに-fought 戦う／戦い between British Midland and Virgin 大西洋 for the London to Moscow 大勝する has taken a 劇の 新たな展開.

The ロシアの 当局 are 脅すing to 封鎖する the Civil 航空 当局's 決定／判定勝ち（する） of last month to 手渡す the 大勝する to British Midland.

Virgin was 初めは awarded the 大勝する by the CAA last September but the rul ing was 逆転するd by 副 総理大臣 John Prescott. Now a Moscow newspaper （人命などを）奪う，主張するs the ロシアの preference for Virgin is 大部分は linked to the fact that it already 飛行機で行くs over ロシアの 領空 and therefore counts as the second 公式の／役人 指定するd British 航空機による on the 大勝する.

The paper said: "It's 価値（がある） remembering that Virgin's arrival in Russia was spoken of as agreed long before the company got a licence." It 追加するd Virgin had "made no secret that it enjoyed 十分な support of ロシアの 航空's 判決，裁定 団体／死体s". A British Midland spokeswoman said the 事柄 was out of the 航空機による's 手渡すs, 追加するing: "We're still を待つing 確定／確認 from the ロシアの 連合 as to when we can start."

She said the Yugoslav 危機 could be behind this 延期する to Midland's 決定するd central European 拡大. "There are far more important things to be 取引，協定ing with, in their 注目する，もくろむs, than sitting 負かす／撃墜する discussing whether they are are going to let us 飛行機で行く there."