This is playing with the livelihoods of 4500 people. It's all posturing and nonsense.
If it goes to a 4 month investigation, then IAG will walk away and Lufty will pull the plug. bmi will cease to exist.
There will still be no competition on the routes the Beardy one is worrying about, but 4500 people will be out of work.
Nobody wins. It's enough to make me spit feathers.