German media are reporting that easyJet is the preferred bidder for airberlin subsidiary LGW. The plan apparently is to prop this carrier up with A320s currently leased by airberlin proper and to expand the easyJet operation in Berlin (probably by adding TXL - my guess) and enter the Dusseldorf market at a relatively massive scale, including domestic flights. Currenlty there is sime wrangling behind the scenes regarding slots at Dusseldorf which is one of the most slot-constrained airports in Europe.