Harry :
we should stop confusing an airline's interests with a country 's interests
Yes you are right of course, I typed too fast, I was meaning the German aviation world ,especially the Pilots and cabin crew that will be affected, not the State of Germany.
LW20 : wetlease ? The article ( and some others) do not mention it. As the merging with Tui , the article says it will be the 17 FlyNikki aircraft ( from Austria) that may join the Tuifly fleet, not AB aircraft.