reepicheep
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I don't think either airline was capable of saving the other. Life expectancy was obviously shorter for Airways without the deal.
I doubt the architects of this merger had any illusions about the long-term viability of "LCC". They surely had enough history to go on to realize what was going to happen when they tried another PSA-type marriage. There was too much money on the table to pass it up; don't worry about nagging details like what happens to the west when you double their costs. They got rich and are long gone. We got stuck holding the bag. If you've been paying attention to what's going on in the world the last year I guess it sounds familiar.
I doubt the architects of this merger had any illusions about the long-term viability of "LCC". They surely had enough history to go on to realize what was going to happen when they tried another PSA-type marriage. There was too much money on the table to pass it up; don't worry about nagging details like what happens to the west when you double their costs. They got rich and are long gone. We got stuck holding the bag. If you've been paying attention to what's going on in the world the last year I guess it sounds familiar.