sean1982 wrote:SN is nothing more or less to LH than what Vueling is to IAG, with that difference that LH already HAD that with eurowings. It would be highly unprofitable for them to run the same business model under different brands. Therefore we already see in the other airlines that they owe a slow but steady morph into the eurowings brand. The fact that SN's long haul business is fairly small (compared to austrian and swiss for example) doesnt help.
In no way, Brussels Airlines <-> Lufthansa can be compared to Vueling <-> IAG. Vueling is a low cost, whilst Brussels Airlines is a hybrid airline: combined clientele, combined operations, combined tariffs. And because you brought up Vueling: maybe you can suggest your employer (IAG/BA) to intervene at Vueling? Their summer schedule was a disgrace for the aviation industry: cancelled flights because no aircraft and/or no crew was avialable, causing lots of delayed flights every single day, which even led to an intervention by the Spanish CAA.
sean1982 wrote:My prediction is that the LH divison in time will be dismantled and the LH division will move to FRA, with BRU being left with a lot of codeshares into LH LH destinations, like what Vueling does with IAG. This is the sad economic reality of today
Your prediction is noted. But I disagree. Contrary to Vueling, Brussels Airlines realizes what Lufthansa hoped they would do: to compete against Ryanair. Remember the hostile statements from O'Leary in 2013:
"...Brussels Airlines, we'll crush you. You can't compete to us. If you lower your prices, we'll do the same. You are a lilliputter. Move to another airport, we're gonna take over Brussels Airport..." Three years later, Brussels Airlines still is the leading carrier at Brussels Airport, with Ryanair having 7 or 8%. O'Leary's Veni vidi vici became Horum omnium fortissimi sunt Belgae.