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Old 13th September 2003 | 21:22
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Wee Weasley Welshman
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One does have to wonder what happens if nobody wants to buy it.

Also if a non British company does buy it will British Wannabes - the great majority of cusom - still want to go there. Also will the UK CAA remain the authority under which the school operates...

If the school is owned by a German company, and trains under the Spanish CAA with Spanish IR examiners, then its hard to see hundreds of Brit Wannabes signing up to go there.

Especially as its currently not a particularly cheap course if you are converting Pounds to Euros.

Without the steady stream of Brit customers - who are attracted by the school being British - and having a long high quality reputation from the Prestwick days, then surely the business case starts to look shaky to any potential buyer.

Nothing to spend time worrying about yet but - still - questions to be answered. Time will tell I guess.

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