Willy wants market rate pay and the flight crew are market rate, as determined by benchmarking against similar airlines of BAs choosing. It's not a matter of picking and choosing suitable bits of each argument. For every BA short haul Captain who is earning above the Easy captain there's a captain who has got his command earlier and so is earning less than the market rate. It all balances out and both BALPA and BA have the data to prove it. Even our own ruthless management don't claim we are above market rate. I sleep soundly knowing I can justify both my pay and my productivity. Where the jobs are is completely irrelevant. BA aren't interested in where the jobs are, they are interested in how they crew their fleet.