Bumz, I am
very concerned as to what caused the rip in your trousers in the first place? "Do you like the cake or are you just pleased to see the Captain?"
There is a thread running in Airports Routes etc. called
Gate Gournet (Merged) and ealier I made this quote from the BBC website and TV news
A new catering deal with British Airways was struck earlier on Tuesday, but it is dependent on labour issues being resolved.
So it looks as if they have realised that - in the short term - they are going to be better off dealing with folks they know. There must also be the tacit admittance that they tried to scr%w the supplier too hard AND that the supplier was stupid enough to sign a contract that was too low as they were too desperate for the business.