Originally Posted by
virginblue
there are considerable risks to damage the own brand if it is franchised to an outfit like RE that was/is in financial trouble and really well established at SEN.
Now I know this is not what you're suggesting, but your reference to "really well established at SEN" just made me think... hmm, EZY is well established at SEN but there's a limit to how many more 150-seaters it can add. Wouldn't there be some merit in trying out an "easyProp" concept to see if it could work at other bases (and Netherlands and France are two strong EZY markets already, though not uniformly suited to service with 150-seaters in all markets).
I know we've been through pretty much every possible candidate (I thought of CityJet as one candidate a week or two ago!), and when we get the answer, it will presumably (hopefully) all make sense... but with no evidence whatsover, I find myself wondering about the feasibility of easyJet entering into a franchise...