Originally Posted by ferg01

My understanding of the previous offers is that they were dismissed as uncompetitive on the grounds that too big a concentration of flights in and out of Ireland would be held by the one airline. This time around, were the transaction to proceed, this concentration would be even higher - therefore Ryanair's potential of Aer Lingus would create an even more uncompetitive market now than it would have previously...so there's hope for a better take over for us unfortunates on EI Gold Circle!