So heres one for the employment law specialists among you. Lets just say hypothetically FR take over EI. Where does that put the trade unions in EI? Would MOL ever be dictated to or would they be on strike for ever more or could FR's non-union acceptance policy over ride peoples trade union affiliation?
Equally possible to run the companys as completely separate companys........ BA Gatwick / Heathrow T&Cs are a prime example.
Aer Lingus long haul and on city main airport routes and Ryanair on everything else with Ryanair being used as a feeder service for LH Trans Atlantic.
Big plus is that Aer Lingus gets volume for TA flights with Customs and Immigration clearance done in Ireland, volumes drops TA price and not so worried about covering huge Dublin overhead. As flights from Ireland then Irish govt eliminates travel taxes for everybody.
Ryanair takes the people to Ireland but as people book separate onward flights then no huge travel taxes to EU Govts.