The long haul is a red herring. As in the other thread running in rumours it's 4 x 75's and 1 x 320 that are going
Ok, maybe thats the case but how can you categorically say it's a red herring when you've heard just a rumour?
It is suprising how many extra staff they employ per aircraft in comparison to the low cost airlines.
These days it's not all that different in terms of short haul. But when you take long haul into account it becomes harder to take make that direct comparison. Whilst long haul trips with most carriers these days tend to be bullet like, there are still some longish trips that tie up crew for a while.