The Beach fleet (the lgw 777 flying holiday routes) makes a lot of money but that really is about it. BUT they will move back to the golden runways as soon as T5 opens and then its just the old EOG 737 operation. GB make some good money but rumour has it they MAY want out of the BA franchise to go long haul themselves (Heathrow Air is worried someone might prove long haul works away from terminal 4 !). Given the way WW has used the engineered demise of BA Connect to chop the whole BA regional workforce the demise of EOG might enable him to chop every member of ground staff at LGW as well ! Wasn't the EOG operation supposed to be converting to the BUS by now ? Strange how that's not happened isn't it. As soon as DE rides to their rescue the jigsaw will be complete !
As for giving a few pax to easy well over the last five years they've completely surrendered the entire UK except London and after all LGW is really Brighton isn't it, you know dirty regional flying. A few more won't make any difference at this point but old WW will be able to say he has carved costs to the bone. Everywhere except where it mattered ! It's as if BA never heard the one about eggs and baskets !
Doesn't matter how much EOG makes or loses they are next on the block. T5 is the bunker where BA management are convinced all will be well.