CabinCrewe
I still dont really understand the FR interest in EI, surely they could just do everything EI does and more right now.
That's because it's about not just being a bigger airline but about killing the others. MoL worked assidously until he could prove with the numbers that they carried more pax in a year than BA and that, therefore, HE was the world's favourite. He NEEDED to show the Brits that the Paddy was better than them. I have heard him use the term 'Paddy' in interviews because he is so proud of being Irish. The fact that many of the things he does makes people hate him - does not bother him in the slightest.
Now, it appears, he needs to prove himself in his own land. Because he has been sidelined and treated with disdain by many in Ireland - he wants to prove he's the best by killing his enemy, EI. One of the reasons he has been so successful (in financial terms and they are the only ones he's interested in) is because he doesn't care about anything other than the numbers.
I'm sure he's a wonderful guest at dinner parties ...