I agree with ByAlphaIndia that BA management are turning the company into a laughing stock as far industrial relations go. Why would Iberia want to merge with a company that has become a pariah in the way it treats its staff?
Would that be the Iberia who has already had one cabin crew strike in the last month, is likely to have another one in the next month, and who is trying to transfer a load of routes to a new airline company with staff on reduced T&Cs?