I hope to god they buy bmi. Someone, anyone.
An understandable reaction, but some takeovers would result in far more bmi staff bloodshed than others.
A BA buyout would result in the least carnage of any other option. SFO promotions would suffer, but the overall benefit for staff could be potentially very good.
Virgin would be very messy for bmi staff. Lufty would be a massacre, IMHO!
As for baby and the other stragglers, well, you didn't actually expect a long term career in the first place, did you? Don't expect any offers from Easy or the likes. It's not as if there's anything actually worth buying, is it!
Don't expect MB to lose any sleep over staff casualty rates, though. Survival of the brand name, preservation of his image (has he
really got one though?) and lovelleeeeee moneeeeee would no doubt be the main priorities.
Assuming that this whole rumour has any basis in the first place. It would explain all the recent back pedalling (retreat) from the "brave new world" they were harping on about a short while ago. Of course, fear of real competition in the big bad world of long haul would be another very plausible explanation.