Thank you Mr. Bean for your kind thoughts.
BEA also had a large share in Aerlingus who negotiated a deal with KLM who kept out of the Republic which allowed them to charge astronomical fares in the 70s. Iirc around 3 months average salary Dub - Lhr.
BEA did fly Sofia Bucharest which was a 3 leg trip on Trident 1s. SR flew with guaranteed connections and poached many BA pax who were prepared to pay a lot more.
To me it was two companies...paper pushers who kept the benefits for themselves and their mates (my wife was in a maternity ward in Reading hospital adjacent to a jock who got as many free tickets home as she wanted from her friend a sales manager whilst cabin crew and BOAC couldn’t get interline tickets issued.
One only has to read the Staines inquiry, look up the accident records or the number of strikes and work to rules that affected the airline prior to Lord King to answer your questions.