WOW! If cabin crew ARE earning that ("£2000+") then therein lies a large part of BA's problem in making money.
All a bit of a shambles, really, and that floppy-haired ex Civil service buffoon who ran up so much debt that it takes £400 million (yes £400M) to SERVICE the BA debt before a penny goes into the pot did not exactly help.
Throw in the other excesses of the master-mind (whilst looking for his title) and an apparently ineffective CEO now, and GB would be WELL ADVISED to stay away from the Titanic! Do not let the wolf in the door!
If the plan is (as I believe) to use BA crews/aircraft on BA LGW short-haul routes to be operated by GB on a franchise basis then GB will be ok. Those BA crews are certainly not 'expensive'. £1400 a trip? I bet the Gatwick guys would be lucky to see that in a month!
GB should take the money but not the poisoned chalice. BA will benefit by having the 'loss-making' routes run by an efficient airline, and GB will get the franchise money. Hopefully no ripples in the GB pool, either? The GB pilots and cabin-crew should stick out for that.
Could work out well for all and the 'loss-adjusters' - as BA accountants are known in the city(!) - will not have to work so hard to produce the losses - or on second thoughts, will they have to work harder?
Answers on a BA postcard, please.