Looking at their fleet and route network, what need is there for Malev in this marketplace?
The days when countries were expected to have flagship carriers are long gone, and BUD offers little as a transit point that, say, PRG or WAW can't.
Sky Europe even once called themselves Slovakia's national airline, would another oneworld player step in to keep the routes going, or are they strategically more useful to the Lufthansa crowd than bmi were?
Ryanair have obviously smelt blood too with recent route launches, presumably Wizzair 'waiting in the wings' (excuse pun) to expand their BUD operation too?