As usual someone from another department in BA takes a swipe at another.
Yet again someone with a little bit of information, who does not fully understand another department's pay or conditions goes mouthing off knowing nothing about what they are talking.
It is cabin crew management who have got the numbers wrong yet again. Surprise surprise!
This is not the crew's fault.
And no we are not being offered £1000's of pounds to go to work.
The figure quoted is what we get (already multiplied by 4 NOT to be multiplied again and exagerated).
We are already working one crewmember down since 9/11 and on full flights it is not a happy experience working on board. With another crewmember down, with no alleviation for any reduced service, the passengers will not suffer. It is the crew who will have to go that extra mile again and get the job done. Believe me it is bloody exhausting as it is, never mind losing another crewmember.
Alot of crew would rather BA shoved their money where the sun dont shine. Enough is enough regarding taking any more crew off an aircraft.
BA and the unions have got together to keep the operation going and have given this alleviation for ONE WEEK ONLY. If the unions did not agree to this then what alternative would BA have but to cancel flights affecting passengers and the livelihoods of crews and indeed all BA employees.
So BA have offered a sweetener to crew for this week only and as I've already said not at the exaggerated amounts quoted.
If you are looking for anyone to blame for this then blame BA crew mis-management.