European Commission and BMI Purchase
Thanks Granite City Express you beat me to the EEA point, I was amazed how this wasn't taken into account in all those Swiss references. In the days of Swissair they lobbied furiously to their Governement worried about being outside the single market in aviation, and to enter an agreement with the EU, QED they are members of EEA, and have to implement all EU directives etc but have no representation or input whatsoever over these matters with the EU.
Trossie, foreign interference. As a UK natonal you are also a EU citizen, as stated on your passport, and the UK comissioners sit alongside all the other member states, except of course the EEA ones. So that's not a correct analysis.
As far as slots and feeds to LHR, it seems to me that DLH are doing very well feeding FRA, MUC and DUS from the UK regions. Big increase in pax last year for them from BHX & MAN. I do feel sorry however for all those at BMI, it really does seem very agonisng. I'll also miss BMI.