Surely I can't be the only one who has put the champagne on ice even for the remotest possibilty that TC may be leaving the building?
He may have been in the seat as EK has grown in such a phenominal fashion over the past few years BUT he is also responsible for the managerial 'style' of fear and suspicion which is eating away at EK from the inside.
And where exactly are we now? Are we in good shape to survive the next few years as fuel prices rise and competition increases? Can we afford to lose cabin crew, pilots, engineers at the rate we are and continue to provide a 'world class service envied the world over'?
When TC was talking tactics over new aircraft orders and routes on the outside, others were screaming 'logistics' and the inability to support such an expansion on the inside. All departments continue to make cut backs where investment is desparately needed.
The problems currently faced at EK will take more than polished shoes and hat wearing to fix and the departure of TC may be one step in the right direction away from the dogma of the past to a more creative, sustainable & positive future. MHO.