I have the same Idea as you Sabenapilot: Sir Richard Branson was planning something like a 'hostile takeover' to expand his own carrier in Brussels. With the excellent start-up results for SN, SN is no longer in a weak position, especially after the start-up of their African network.. .In my opinion SN should continue some codesharing with VEX on some destinations, but NEVER on the LHR route as SN has done.. All the aircraft to LHR can be filled by SN on their own, with te high quality a SN pax expects to get. SN has to be very carefull not to make the same mistake as Sabena did, to put high yield pax in a Virgin aircraft with a Virgin coke and a rubber sandwich (if not peanuts).. .The only thing that prevents a possible successtory (finally) in Brussels is the partnership with one (North) American and one Asiatic partner. SN may not have the ambition to be known worldwide, but has to have the ambition to be a very strong Euro-African player.. .And for VEX, well let them go in competition with Ryanair, easyJet and Go, since that's the market they are playing on...