Originally Posted by
NickB
I am not so sure that I would describe it in terms of defending KLM's interests but rather as one of defending KLM's autonomy, which is not necessarily the same thing.
Timely - the mistaking of "autonomy" for being in one's "interests"
However, given what AFKL is rumoured in the Dutch press to have had up their sleeve for KLM in this "closer alignment" scenario, for KL, their interests are most definitely tied up in maintaining their degree of autonomy!