Should no legitimate deal come forward TC will be kept afloat by the Government until the end of October. The Germans will be similarly happy with such an arrangement, after all they kept Air Berlin going until the end of the season.
It may may not be right or fair but this is a desperate rogue Government who won’t want the headlines and job losses on their hands during Conference season. Questions will be asked later. It may not be any more costly than organising an armada of repatriation flights.