anotherflapoperator
If you no longer work for BA Connect or Flybe, by all means browse, but please refrain from posting here
Firstly, none of us need take instructions from you about whether we contribute to an open topic on a public forum. If you want privacy, take it somewhere else.
Secondly, many people who have worked for either company in the recent past, are amply qualified to comment on the situation. Other who may be contemplating working there may also have something to say.
It is sad and painful watching some of the BACON folk desperately hanging on by their fingernails to the notion that they can rescue their T&Cs from this mess. You have been badly let down and we all feel for you. However, human nature being what it is, the flybe folk, probably to a man, do not want their own career paths disrupted by your imminent presence. You would be no different if the roles were reversed. In the same way, JF is never going to sign up to a deal that will end up costing him a fortune over the years ahead - long after the BA cash has been spent. I'm sure BA don't want to see the value of their stake diminish, either.
It would be nice to think that the whole thing could be sorted out by the CCs over a pint or two, but of course there is too much at stake for that. In the end, the decision will be taken at EXT and there will be a lot of angry people on one side or the other.
It is very difficult to come to the bargaining table when you have nothing to bargain with, and you already know what is going to happen if this all becomes too hard for JF. It helps to be realistic.