Crazyman,
I'd love to see the mathematics that you used to generate your £30 million saving!
I think that the situation could be better managed by stand down and part time work, which would suit a lot of the flying community, and save BA money. Anything that we give away we will be hard pressed to get back. Call me a cynic, but this is just the opportunity that BA has been waiting for to shaft us; they were very swift to put a figure to the redundancies (which have done nothing to keep the city happy) and our pay is not a significant part of the cash flow problem.
Chin up!