Well as someone speaking from the inside, the plans for this summer are much more stable than last. The majority of the merger issues are through and 'mostly' over with. The schedule is busy but workable and the engineers should have sufficient time to be able to cope with the tech issues.
Last summer was a nightmare but it was always going to be so, with 2 huge carriers coming together so quickly. We have thought through our plan and rather than retrench, we are building on the strength of being part of a vertical organisation. i.e TCX
You can never plan for the unseen, but I for one am looking forward to this summer with a lot less trepidation than last summers debacle. It was a shambles, fair and square and had little to do with those actually running the airline but was more a result of achieving synergies already promised to the city.
I wish my colleagues in TOM/FC all the best but feel they may still have a lot of pain to bear, and it aint nice!!!