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Old May 21, 2015, 1:54 am
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Originally Posted by FD1971
Let me ask you one question:

What is more realistic for you?

Selling KL to LH or BA and giving away a chunk of AF to an investor from the Middle East or expecting the tax payer to pay for a major restructuring again in a few years from now?
I don't think either is realistic. People will talk extremes, but large institutions have a way of muddling along.

As for KLM, why would LH or BA buy them? As you say they have issues and only a severe correction will fix those issues. Labor unions have a way of preventing severe corrections.
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