JMC-Man, it is indeed possible that this could be a red herring to secure overseas slots. However, if it were, the implication would be that Now is going head-to-head with easyJet on Luton-Amsterdam, Paris, Malaga, Alicante and Faro. If I were a potential investor (which I hasten to add that I'm not), nothing would send me running for the hills faster than the prospect of my money being used to fuel an outright war with easyJet.