Ha Ha Ha you make me laugh why are my finances in question? But as an ex military man you will know all about communication and imflamatory language. I forgot money has corrupted me I appologise profusely, as sound judgment calls are beyond me. I dont think so.
We dont do both at the same time, a shift as an engineer then if you choose a shift as a loader or baggage handler.
1.Yes they do, but perhaps they had a high number of sick that night, and without going into the details, it is not baggage handlers that deal with the baggage on arrivals its the loading teams. Im not going to explain the different departments and their working practises or whether it is actually new processes in their infancy rather than "bolshey" union types that are the problem. Last time I checked there are plenty of aircraft "in" on Saturday nights. May be the teams were tied up on departures which may be going late? Who knows? BA has one of the best despatch reliability rates at the moment. Maybe sit waiting for tech delays with a few other airlines.
2. Why rely on engineers? it doesnt. But they come in very useful when the sh1t hits the fan. Your right there is the economics of recruiting lots of extra personel for peak periods while in an inefficient terminal for the final 12 months. Manning levels are set for T5 and the rest is overtime.
3. Can you not make your own decisions?
You asked for an answer from someone who has some first hand knowledge of whats going on it doesnt match the BA BASHING you wanted to start well tough. Things arent great, things arent perfect, there is a lot to be improved but neither are you or I or anyone else.