Notso Fantastic, stop trying to 7500 threads with your Nosto Clever posts and Everso Boring attacks.
thewwIIace - sounds fine in theory, but with every penny being of the essence to airlines right now, the hundreds of thousands of pounds that would be saved by doing things this way may (potentially) make the difference between survival ... or not.
In any case, as I understand it from other posts, VS does not have a seniority or 'LIFO' retrenchment structure in place as part of its agreement with BALPA - and therefore cannot be said to be "not living up to its responsibility"?
In any case, where does that responsibility lie - to the many whose jobs would also be at risk in the event of bankruptcy; or the few who, based on seniority, would be eligible to remain?