PC767: I suggest and have suggested no such thing. The conclusion (re Lufthansa) you have drawn from my posting is not the point I was trying to make! This whole thread is about cc t's & c's though, perhaps you have inferred this from other posters. I do suggest that BA probably still has too high a head count overall. It is also true that BA's cabin crew costs are way above the norm and this is not reflected in any degree of flexibility offered in times of disruption. Those 2 facts would make me feel exposed if I were BA cabin crew.