I was just looking at the pic of the missing fairing(s) and wondered what possible circumstances would this kind of situation be created by? If it's true the picture was taken just prior to departure then MEL or no MEL, it says something when bit's are missing from an aircraft. It would seem a natural thought process to wonder - if these parts are missing, then what else is either missing or faulty? how often is this deemed to be acceptable/within limits. Various posters have commented on MK's record, I for one am not qualified to judge, but as someone else put it, when compared loss vs hours/flights to a major carrier like BA, their record does not seem good. A smallish Company pushing ageing airframes too hard & too often must equal incidents or accidents - whatever the cause(s) this time. Please do not draw any conclusions from my location, I have no connection whatsoever to the the Company concerned.