This is not a new rumour - it's been bandied about since I came to LGW around 1995.
Last time I heard that rumour was in my daughter's school playground, from a pilot from another airline, with info from "near board level".
So why introduce new routes in LGW longhaul if there was no aeroplanes to feed them?
WW stated,the last time he came down here, that LGW longhaul was the only area of the company actually making money at the moment(3 months ago).
One of the best reasons I can think of, is that there is no way WW would give Easyjet and Ryanair free reign.
In BA, cash is king at the moment. However, our ability to project ahead has not been squashed either.