I for one, am very much looking forward towards the end of the month when there is more information available following a confirmation or dissolvment of the merger plans. flybe and BA Connect seem to make perfect sense in a merger situation, it is just very sad there has been so much negative press around the acquisition given the lack of information that has been made available. BA Connect have had very poor management, an inadequate fleet and face strong competition at each of their major bases (BHX, MAN, BRS and until recently SOU.) flybe would allow for a strong regional operator for people living outside of London, with a modern fleet of aircraft, decent route network and pretty good customer service levels. If the merger doesn't go ahead, BACON will almost certainly face closure and it will be up to airlines like flybe, bmibaby and Jet2 to source aircraft quickly to fill the gaps.