The problem is folks, much as I hate to say it... a handful of 777s, a 747 and the odd 787/350 do not a summer make. We need passengers back..
Any thoughts of a "meaningful" ramping up of passenger operations anytime soon is holed below the waterline by the idea of the 14 day quarantine being floated in the media, no doubt by HMG, who as usual are being vague and unhelpful. You can bet your last dollar that WW is going to use that proposed/rumoured government policy PDQ and repeatedly as a "here's why I'm being forced to do this" when he gives evidence to the Transport Select Committees..
I do think that by some clever footwork and imaginative thinking BALPA can prevent the BA pilot job losses getting into four figures, I hope and think it will not even close to four figures, but looking at the "realpolitik" I cannot for the life of me see how some compulsory pilot redundancies can be completely avoided.
I sincerely hope I am wrong.