... by a company so desperate to get rid of BACON, they'll pay money to dispose of it - realising, good businessmen that they are, the BACON has little or no value.
How does this enhance their bargaining position? It doesn't, it actually undermines it.
The sad thing about all this is that there is really no equitable solution. If I was in flybe, I'd be very annoyed indeed if anyone from ouside ended up higher up the seniority list than me. If I was BACON, I'd be equally annoyed if I was consigned to the bottom of the pile. However, I suspect that the former is likely to happen.
There again, suspect you will be RHS Dash and I will be LHS 195.
Now that really is wacky! Anyone from BACON that expects to get onto the 195 fleet is thouroughly self-deluded.