But wouldn't Peel prefer to throw (more?) cash at Thomsonfly who have put DSA on the map (it's near the M18 / A1M junction)?
I suspect that the current rumour is being encouraged by PM and colleagues as a smokescreen while they put together an entirely different deal, or not as the case may be. There doesn't appear to be any tangible movement at LBIA towards accommodating LS 76s so maybe, if they exits, they are bound for MAN or NCL.
That's the great thing about rumours; they take on alife of their own