oap, Yes there are a lot of happy and contented guys who came to Flybe from BA Connect, and they were a few who went to BACF, Netjets and Globespan and I am sure they are all happy with their decision. I agree, with you 100% that without BA's bung as you call it, for £100 million, which, acording to the Financial Times, was closer to £150 million by the time BA had agreed to cover the BRAL pension deficit, without that I guess the deal would have fallen through and BA would have been facing, I believe, about £450 million in closure costs. Anyway, its all water under the bridge now!
We shall see, over the coming months what happens to BMIR etc, and as I said earlier, I wish the best for all concerned.
FF