JB 007
"Isn't BA's core business long haul?"
No it is not. Perhaps you are too young to remember BEA and BOAC, companies which were merged to form BA.
Futhermore, if the guy you odiusly ask the question, "are you management by any chance?" is indeed management, does this mean that his opinion is automatically tainted, or perhaps he does not even warrant having said opinion?
Management and an entrepreurial vision probably arranged for you to have a job in our business in the first place.