Why not ? It will be the easiest way to get slots at slot-constrained LCY, the expertise of an airline that has been running a succesful operation for more than 15 years from LCY and a network that certainly must be of interest to anyone who is seriously interested in developing LCY into a new market in addition to LHR and LGW. Plus, on most routes VLM is now facing the problem that they require a larger type of aircraft than the Fokker 50.
This is from a Dutch website:
Bij VLM Airlines is niets bekend over de vermeende overnameplannen van British Airways. “In ieder geval zijn er geen overnamegesprekken gaande”, meldt woordvoerster Catherine Stuyck aan Luchtvaartnieuws.nl.
Bij Panta Holdings, het moederbedrijf van VLM Airlines, was donderdag niemand bereikbaar voor commentaar. BA weigert in Britse media commentaar op speculaties over VLM.
= A VLM spokeswoman has said that there are no take-over talks and VLM is unaware of any interest by BA. VLM's owner (Panta, also the owner of Denim) has not been available for comment, BA has refused to make a comment.