Originally Posted by
Smokey Lomcevak
On the other hand, if BA are determined to hold on to every LHR slot, it gives some sort of indication of how many aircraft - or at least movements - BA intends to use going forward. BALPA report that this information has not been forthcoming so far. Without it BA’s proposals for the number of redundancies required mean nothing and draw little credibility.
Not if you intend to shrink BA and han over the slots to AL/Vuellig/IB/Level - under some kind of group agreement / codeshare. Lower wages, more profit. How can you shrink the airline by 25% and still want all the slots, plus 12 pairs gained in Mar from Flybe?
Taking the slots away does not threaten BA, it threatens IAG. What we are watching is the slow destruction of a premium airline for the benefit of LOCOs. It's all about the margins.