Quote: "TAP shorthaul will be mauled - they are not that good and the competition is fierce - unless they leave the Euro and they can become a cheap short haul operation
they have very good operations to Brazil, Angola & Mozambique - all likely to be recession proof business destinations for years - thats why LH want them I expect"
Exactly, and so do IAG, for the same reasons!
Quote: "Good God!
Do the Germans never learn?!?!?!?
For nearly 20 years they bought everything they could lay their hands on - and for the last 4 years they have been trying to get rid of it all. Lufthansa have several basket cases in play as we speak!
The only real success story has been Swiss and only then because they 'did not allow' Lufthansa to mess with them too much - they stayed in control.
Currently in the land of Lufthansa pain are: bmi (almost out of their misery), Austrian, German Wings, SN Brussels, Contact Air, Dolomiti and Jade.
If LH do take over TAP, do NOT expect them to sort anything out. Their management is no better than yours - just ask the boys and girls at British Midland."
Quote: "DLH were worse than bmi!
bmi simply ran it badly and gave employees nothing.
DLH ran it to extinction and took the employees pensions and half of the jobs."
.....and half the BD slots!
The word "asset-stripping" comes to mind. Should it?
There's a quote on the "BER delayed opening" thread about being able to everything but nothing properly......
Last edited by Fairdealfrank; 18th May 2012 at 21:23.