Originally Posted by
toledoashley
BA would likely outgrow LHR very quickly, and relinquishing those slots at LGW would leave them with few options.
However by sitting on the slots and leaving them un used, they are aiding in the airports demise - without pax through the terminal the airport must be
hemorrhaging money and the likes of Virgin and BA who are unwilling to allow other operators use their slots (somewhat understandably from a competition point of view) are going to cost people their jobs.