My beef is not with the employees of the ME3 carriers. Their pilots have got to be some of the poorest rich people around and the treatment of cabin crew/service staff is close to despicable. These people have to work to put food on the table and get their kids through school. They have had to take jobs wherever they are. As I said earlier, the real rogues are in the EU and the ME3 have taken advantage of an open goal. The problem is, pressure is now being placed on the scum in the EU and as a result they may have to install a few goalkeepers.
Even KLM was helped by the EU allowing it to buy up AF after BA were blocked from doing so.
Nearly. AF bought KLM (well, swapped shares. 10 AF vs 1 KLM). The merger (or acquisition) of KLM by BA didn't go ahead because BA refused to guarantee that existing KLM board members would retain their seats.