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Why would they? Fleet renewals needed soon as we all know and it's not official as to what it will be exactly. A bunch of clapped out leased 73X's? Where's the benefit... there isn't any.... Just a brand they won't be able to use.
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Baby to Monarch does make sense if the rumours I've heard about the new Monarch plan are to believed. Not for the aircraft, but for the crews.
As for BA going for Mainline. I just can't see it for a variety of reasons. My guess (and it's a mildly educated one) is that Regional is obviously going, Baby will be VERY closely following and the bmi plan will be to slim the company down massively and almost start from scratch. Nothing else makes any sense from a Lufthansa perspective.
As for BA going for Mainline. I just can't see it for a variety of reasons. My guess (and it's a mildly educated one) is that Regional is obviously going, Baby will be VERY closely following and the bmi plan will be to slim the company down massively and almost start from scratch. Nothing else makes any sense from a Lufthansa perspective.
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money on bmi brand disappearing end March 2012?
If IAG buy bmi the consenus is LHR slost is all that matters. Unfortunately people come a distant second, except perhaps resolving any pension obligations. If I was IAG and bought bmi I'd close it at the end of the current winter season by which time BA would have allocated the slots to other routes.
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I have spent some time trying to understand the slot allocation regulations. From what I have found, BMI would have to be bought as a going concern for BA to be allocated the slots. If LH were to try to sell all of the slots then BMI would no longer be an operator at LHR, and would therefore have to return the slots to Airport Co-ordination Limited.
http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/passeng...s/w-slot-g.pdf
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Does anyone have a different understanding? If so, I stand corrected.
http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/passeng...s/w-slot-g.pdf
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An airline that ceases operations at an airport must immediately return all of the slots allocated to it