BA FC / CC terms and conditions have always contributed to a failure to make profit out of the regional longhaul service. This is still the case today and with the closure of BA regions the problem is worst and BA will surely pull the MAN-JFK service. Having worked at LHR for 40 years I am confident that T5 will make little if any difference to the daily chaos. Much of the T5 equipment and infrastructure is not up to the task and that is obvious to those of us that are already testing it. Likewise the refurbishment of T2 to mirror T5 using the same old M4 spur will have lttle effect. Whether the airlines want it or not regional airports will have to take some of the capacity in the near future.