This is one of MOL's masterstrokes. Cant any body see it? Now he will be in a position to push AF/KLM, BA, LH, from both sides.
"Low fares, around Europe, for you and your family sir?" get ready to push...the 738 is about to land.
"High fares, good service, sir?" The green planes are right this way.
I personally think that EI and FR would be kept completely seperate, as unions at FR would spell trouble.The two companies are quite complementary, and most of the competition is on the newer FR routes.
With the right product mix EI could make a ton of money on long-haul routes, and I think the key to utilisation is to have long-haul routes to the east and west. FR can afford to bankroll this, lets face it EI cannot.
Long haul is going to go LO-CO, im sure of it, but would many airlines bother to compete if they knew their compeditor had such deep pockets, and compeditive ethos?
MOL sees an oppertunity to launch a long haul network carrier which will also have a small(ish), but profitable euro and UK route network.
Perhaps the signs in DUB for the A350 were somewhat permature!
