much broader route network. we have 10 hubs worldwide. i expect to see growth certainly from an international perspective, because we are global carrier, the world s leading global carrier, you ll see new destinations and increased frequency for business travelers. you are both on planes a lot. the flying experience in this country is not something that gets good press. richard, will the flying experience be better for this continental combined group? i think it depends who has the upper hand when it ends. he knows what he s doing. let s face it, continental one of the best airlines in the united states flying experience. united has brought in its flatbed internationally, so it s made huge inroads into improving its service, its culture. bringing the two the biggest danger here, christine, the biggest single danger is when you merge two airlines you bring
they are saying they need to raise money, in the debt markets everything is fine. let s bring in richard quest. one thing we know about bp, this company is a cash machine. yes, it has huge costs and uncertainty ahead of it. that s one thing to be clear. they are making money hand over fist. the prosperity, this is a vital british interest as well, isn t it? hang on a second here. take off your nationalistic flag for a moment, christine. yes, it is of importance to the u.k. economy, major company, the largest on the market in the u.k. one of the largest. before you start throwing a rock across the atlantic, 50% of bp shareholders are in the united states. a vast portion of its revenue comes from the united states. the pension funds. they have invested in bp are in
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