OK - how about -
BA crewing to the Gulf
Pilots:
Day 1 - LHR-BAH.
Day 2 - BAH-DOH-BAH (25 mins each way!).
Day 3 - BAH-LHR.
Cabin Crew:
Day 1 - LHR-BAH-DOH.
Day 2 - DOH-BAH-LHR.
Which is the most cost-effective? Would combining the two save money? Beats me.
But please don't misunderstand me. I'm not having a go at pilots. BA need to rip up the old company structure and rebuild it. We've all read on PPRune about 'Rolls Manager Europe' and 'First Chocolate Buyer'. It's been allowed to blossom out of control - mostly due to that prick with the initials RA...
Can't someone do something about it?