Soskin added that he expected travel agents to make recommendations to travelers accordingly.

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"Willie Walsh has focused on the internet as improving the margins of BA and also driving down costs, " Soskin said.

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David Soskin, chief executive of cheapflights.com, which directs many of its visitors to the BA Web site, says Walsh's restructuring had been inevitable and more could be expected.

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Whereas Mr Soskin is convinced that the internet has persuaded people to travel more often, he also thinks the death of the traditional high-street travel agent has been greatly overstated.

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"We'll certainly put the information into our blog and produce the list of blacklisted airlines, thus allowing travelers to make informed decisions about airlines, " said David Soskin , chief executive of Cheapflights, an independent company providing flight price comparison.

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