WWW, DEP's coming into BA would not have to "endure Carmen" as they would be flying long haul under bid line rules.
Incidentally, Carmen is only in force at LGW on the short haul fleet, and it is being replaced in September with Heathrow's bid line. Just thought you'd like to know.
WWW
Sorry to go on a bit, but where did you get the 840 hours a year from?!! BA's scheduling agreement puts the community maximum at 770 hours.
And you will probably find that spending days down route with your colleagues would appeal to the vast majority of wannabes!