what could happen?
If the bid fails then ryanair have another argument against there goverment to try and get publicity.
If the suceed then they will have an even bigger battle with Dublin airport.
They will have somewhere to use all the 737s that are on the way.
They can take out Aer Lingus short haul and rise prices.
Aer Lingus long Haul could be sold on for more than they paid for the whole airline, LHR slots are very valuable on there own.
But will it all go wrong?
The EU will try and stop it..
The unions will go mad.
The ryanair model will break.
MOL will take his eye of the core buisness.
Is it a smokescreen to hide the downturn in lowcost travel since August.
Why are they taking such risks. Mergers are a good way to hide things in the accounts.