city rumour published my Proactive Investors that IAG would be interested in a take over
This might start to make strategic sense if IAG start to look at the portfolio effects of owning mainline, low-cost and regional. However, the problem with this is that I don't see the synergies that e.g. KLM get with Cityhopper. as LHR is full. Maybe Madrid is an opportunity, and there could be fleet synergies with the LCY operations, but it doesn't feel that compelling.
Of course, with BE now having a hub at Manchester, maybe that could feed a BA
... no let's stay out of some peoples' Fantasyland.
Still a merged airline could have a great name: BA.BE
And if flying into scorching Madrid: Hot BA.BE
And FlyBe aircraft now show up on Flightradar24.
I did not know this - brilliant, can now further indulge my geek tendancies