Good old MOL is at it again:
O'Leary: 'Take them out and shoot them' - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie
His tolerance of unions didn't last too long, did it?
With regard to bmi and Aer Lingus, I think there are significant differences, chiefly the fact that no matter how badly it did/does (and it hasn't been doing too well of late), it would always have suitors, because of its LHR slots. EI is not the same; it is - as you say - a dinosaur that learned to dance and given that it has the world's most aggressive airlines as its next door neighbour, it had to do so pretty quickly.