Now I don't have a degree in Business Studies and (thankfully) have never had to sit behind a desk and pontificate on subjects about which I have no experience (even if simulations are available to see how they will affect thousands of people and millions of pounds). What I have got is a good pair of eyes and the intelligence to see how Spurlock, Ayling and all the other W anchors that typified the Ayling era totally screwed up a once brilliant company.
They all try to hide behind masks of 'it wasn't me' but if the strategy to be more 'Globally Aware' and paint the tails silly colours and a whole miriad of other short-term, so called, strategies weren't Spurlock and his cronies' doing then what the hell were we employing him for in the first place. He was Boss of Strtegies. The strategies were bloody useless ergo Spurlock is useless and should have been chucked out ages ago. I don't give a flying fig if his ideas were innovative, creative, forward looking or whatever other tosh you desk-driving sychophants choose to describe such peoples work as. At the end of the day, with the single exception of capacity reduction, his strategies were wrong. And if you want any more evidence you only have to look at the fact that every strategy lasted a couple of weeks, then tey'd cahnge their minds again and see if something else works.
Here's a strategy. Fly people from A to B, safely, comfortably, quickly and as cheaply as a 'premium' product allows. All else is horse****.
And while I'm ranting, does anyone know when Skippy is actually going to do ANYTHING. I reckon his 'sit on your hands and view the state on the nation' period is long over and it's about time he did something for all the money he's getting paid. And I don't mean trying to hive off all the work to franchicees and joining up with KLM. Why can't we just concentrate 100% on my strategy above? They can even have it for nothing and I don't expect (more) 1st Class tickets or company car.
Good riddance Ayling. Good riddance Spurlock and hopefully all of the lackies that inhabit Waterworld and don't contribute DIRECTLY to making money.
And what about T5.....
Mr Angry Pontius