Slightly off thread,
Iggle Piggle, The merger worked for some ex Bacon guys, and not for others. Some of the ladies and gents that moved to flybe after SAM was shut as a Bacon base found themselves behind people on the seniority list that they were originally ahead of when they were still at Bacon.
Like most things what might be good for me, may not be good for you!
If the merger goes through, Good luck to all those at BMI. Flybe is not a bad place to work! I enjoyed it.