inOban - the problem with buying up hundreds of aircraft, is that the UK Govt then ends up incurring large amounts of debt - and pretty soon people decide that the UK is just like Greece - i.e. incapable of ever paying back its debt so thte economy crashes. The UK Govt already owes well over £1,800 billion (yes, almost 2 with twelve zeroes). During the credit crunch between 2007 and 2012, the amount of debt roughly doubled
There will plenty of people calling on the UK Govt for a bailout of this or that during this year - the Chancellor will have to be a stingy b*st*rd if the UK is not to become a huge debt mountain. Ensuring people have a right to spend a week on the beach in Mallorca and a city break in Milan every year will not be a Govt priority