I'm really getting a bit tired of all this....I happen to work for GB which is a great little company to work for. We all know that without the BA franchise, the company wouldn't be in the position that it is. However, I do think that we offer a product that meets the standards that BA set - in fact we take great pride in the service we provide. It's a 2-way street - we enjoy the benefits of being under the BA flag and BA enjoy the expanded route network and extra connecting pax that we provide (win/win?) There are places we go to that mainline would never touch and we're not looking to "take jobs away" from our colleagues at mainline.
There's enough competition out there without all this infighting.....I bet they're having a good old chuckle every time this one rears it's head!