STN Ramp rat
I think you missed the point re competion post BA/bmi
Simply giving slots to another operator to fly from LHR will not address the competion concerns unless these are used on routes where BA/bmi currently compete , which are Scotland & NI plus. Manchester. No one is going to do that in my view!
I think BA will get away with promising to keep a LHR service from BHD as well as BFS & additional frequency on EDI to keep the SNP happy
With regards to WPS I think he will be bitterly disappointed about the way things have worked out for bmi but it was always going to be an uphill struggle to turn around the mess left by NT & SMB and the economic melt down followed by the Arab spring was to much even for the mighty Lufthansa to overcome.