Originally Posted by
GEZUS
I would personally be very reluctant to change employer at the moment. With oil quite possibly heading for $200 and jet fuel spiking even higher (already more than double last month with supply not guaranteed if the straight remains blocked) this is not a time to be working your notice, or on probation.
BA hedge their fuel a lot more than US airlines, so it won’t be biting yet. Obviously if it becomes a full blown energy crisis long term then who knows. The Middle East is not a big market for BA compared to the USA, India etc. They’ve never been able to compete with the Middle East carriers anyway with their low cost base and government subsidies. And now there is a lot less competition on routes to India, Far East etc. There are potential opportunities for BA in this - if only they had enough aircraft, crews and slots. And the Far East routes are expensive to operate due to airspace restrictions - 3 crew now 4 crew and a lot more fuel. While the Chinese airlines go a direct route through Russia.