Does anybody else think that if there can't be some sort of agreement here then IAG will back away and Lufthansa will wash their hands off the whole affair? It's unlikely to come to that, right?
Like MrBenip says, some knowledgeable people seem to think this is a distinct possibility.
Perhaps IAG could revert to the stand alone option without EC interference but otherwise curtians I think.
Perhaps, but at a guess I'd imagine the EU have a limit on how many slots IAG can have - so it would be irrelevant whether BMI was left stand-alone or integrated. Just a guess though.