Ryanair New BHX route????
Taken from Birmingham Post Website today; icbirmingham.co.uk
EU to clip Ryanair's wingsMay 31 2007
The European Commission, in a highly unusual move, is expected to reject Ryanair's proposed purchase of rival Irish airline Aer Lingus, sources familiar with the situation said yesterday.
The prohibition of Ryanair's unsolicited offer, originally valued at 1.48 billion euros (£1 billion), will be only the 20th in more than 3,000 cases reviewed by the European Union's executive arm since 1990, and the first since 2004.
The move comes as today Ryanair is expected to announce the start of a new domestic route from Birmingham International Airport - where it virtually abandoned services in favour of East Midlands Airport some years ago in a row over charges.
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has said he would challenge the Commission in court if the deal was turned down. The decision runs to more than 300 pages in an effort to deal with issues that may end up in legal wrangling.
Commission competition spokesman Jonathan Todd declined to comment on the investigation until a final decision is taken.
Any ideas of which route and why BHX now after uping sticks to EMA? My bets on PIK. Could it be that EI are considering BHX as their UK base hence this move by FR????
Daza