Originally Posted by
bycrewlgw
Or maybe due to the fact that American operate out of there?? Wild guess lol!
My missus (AA, T3 LHR) seems to remember that, several years ago, AA & BA looked at the possibility of merger, but the plan was scrubbed (In part, I seem to remember that this was due to incompatible check-in/weight & balance systems, and some objection at Government/regulatory level - can't recall the exact details). Idea was to initially crosstrain staff, then get BA to handle AA at LHR, and vice-versa in MIA, then to spread the concept across the network anywhere where AA/BA shared airport facilities. (probably yet another sh*t idea to save money at the staff's expense
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so maybe not such a wild guess after all?
As for BA overstaffing - they could sure do with some dispatchers and tug crews at the mo - where have they all gone? Skipness - don't worry, I'm sure you'll see some staff 'slimming exercises' coming to the fore once the move to T5 gets under way.