The last comment isn't exactly that factual either! VS may have 40 laonghaul aircraft but easch departure from LHR usually will not return until the following day. each of bmi's shorthaul fleet will arrive /depart LHR numerous ( perhaps upto five times a day. On a similar vane VS may have more employee heads however what % on a daily basis are sunning themselves downroute by the pool wheras a bmi Captain may be on his 5th working day out of LHR. You cannot compare these two companies in this way. If you use the slot portfolio at LHR as a guage then indeed bmi is a much bigger company than VS.