JPAX asked
I assumed a diversion to any of the London airports would have resulted in a short bus drive to base unless other forces such as exceeding legal working limits prevented that.
AFAIK there is absolutely
no limit to the amount of MT positioning that can be done
after a flying duty. (Provided sufficient rest exists before the next duty) It seems this has become BA's new policy, in response to BASSA's intransigence. A short drive from LGW-LHR isn't too bad, but I wouldn't want to be sitting in a bus for 8hrs, from EDI or GLA, to LHR after a very long night in an a/c!
It's a power struggle, pure and simple. Customers suffer, but cabin crew do too. And all for what???
Who runs this company, and for whose benefit?