Originally Posted by
LGS6753
DJ6,
As usual, you make some excellent points.
Imagine this:
- TUI are struggling operationally with their airline.
- They own hotels which they want to fill.
- Hotels are costly, as are aircraft, but aircraft need replacing and hotels don't.
- TUI can get reliable flights at lower cost than their own fleet offers.
- Why not ditch the airline (over time) and become a hotelier?
Because you lose control of your product.
And as inOban says, how is this different to the arrangement with EZY?