Just to add in perspective. BA pilots are flying to EASA regs, as well as the other industrial pressures. Whilst raising everyone’s blood pressure and cluttering up the airwaves I can understand why the ba’s response was tetchy. Not condoning it. But I can understand it. And as stated New York is a breed apart. If you’re not a regular it can catch you out. You have to be forceful in what you can and cannot accept.