Originally Posted by
The Foss
where has it been announced that the plan is to pull out of Gatwick?
From yesterday’s interview with Willie Walsh on sky news:
What about this campaign from Unite for you to lose slots at Heathrow? If you lose 25% of staff will you need as many slots in the future?
“It is a challenge I will be honest with you, but don’t forget this is across the British Airways group
, so
British Airways has a significant operation at London City, at Gatwick and at other airports so it’s not just about Heathrow. But clearly we would like to for the future,
secure all of the slots that we currently have at Heathrow. That may not be possible. It may require us to leave some of the slots that we don’t intend to operate, but we would like to see,
given that slots at Heathrow tend to be at a premium, we’d like to see if we can retain all of those. If we can’t because the business can’t afford to do so that will be a regrettable decision, but it just puts into context the crisis we are facing today.”
So he did not directly say he would pull out of Gatwick, but he appears to suggest he would rather lose Gatwick and London City operations before losing a single Heathrow slot.