High Flier...Tiramisu...Clarified
You guys are a breath of fresh air, finally I can comfort myself that all behind that door are not mad or possessed!
Just one point to note about the cabin service on shorthaul, airborne holding is down to record lows at the moment and the shedules are still based on previous statistical levels, also taxi times in to T5 are a lot less than they used to be.
Hence most flights arrive early, indeed the most frequently asked question by crew seems to be "can we get back early?"
With that in mind there is fat in the system, if cabin service is getting tight slowing down can generate an extra 10 minutes, save a bit of fuel and still arrive on time.
It will not look good if reports go in about insufficient time if the aircraft arrived 30 mins early and the pilots weren't informed.
Some crew will want the cabin service to suffer to prove a point, they will also want to get home early, they can't (or shouldn't) have it both ways.