IAG's British Airways quits European trade body over policy differences

LONDON, BRITAIN: International Airlines Group (IAG) said its subsidiaries British Airways and Iberia had quit a European airline trade group after disagreeing with the policy of other members towards competition in the skies.

IAG has a history of calling for aviation markets to be liberalised, pitting it against some rivals lobbying against fast-growing Gulf carriers such as Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways, which they say benefit from unfair state aid.