As I understand it, from news reports at the time, Lufthansa (and SAS) picked up a big chunk of the bill when bmi was (still is?) losing millions on an annual basis. When MB jumps ship, it'd be a funny old prior agreement that rewarded LH for their pain by forcing them to play second fiddle to Virgin, BA, or anyone else.
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I don't have a copy of the prior agreement, though.
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Anyone have any facts? (or reliable links) on this?