You do like to have a dig at BALPA like they're the source of BAs problems. Strange how Rod Eddington said he had no problems with BA pilots productivity or pay and Willie Walsh said much the same thing to the pilots the other night. I wonder who he was referring to when he spoke of work practices that have no place in our business?
(I'll give you a clue - T*WU, G*B, BA*SA. Fill in the blanks).
There'll be no BA long haul services from the regions because we are a hub and spoke airline, just like CO and EK. We don't have a hub to feed into the USA like CO which is why they make money and we don't. The high yield point to point traffic on these routes is tiny. Over 70% of passengers on EK don't stay in Dubai but transfer onwards. EK is no different in concept from BA except you get on a big plane to Dubai then change onto a big plane to go to your destination rather than getting on a small plane to LHR then getting on a big plane to your destination. If size matters to you then so be it.