there is a cap on overseas based crew of 25% of the total establishment of International Division Flight Attendants. The Cap is a side agreement can cannot be contained in the EBA as it is "prohibited content" however the Company honours the side agreement.
With the closure of the BKK base and the resignations in LHR and AKL that have not been back filled for some time, the CAP is not near 25%
Notwithstanding this, given an operational surplus across the Division there is a recruitment freeze at present. I dont envisage recruitment for some time including LHR and that is why they are offering Part time now in London