So what is the market rate at LHR for long and short haul?
The market rate is what BA are able to pay in order to make a profit and continue their operation.
As far as the split goes, you'll have to ask BA. However, if they're having to compete with operators whose costs are £13.7k and £14.1k per head and neither of those operators are making money, how do you expect BA to make money when their per capita costs are practically double?
On that basis, the market rate is probably around £14k so if you subscribe to BA's "market rate +10%", they'll be aiming for about £15.5k.
Finally, the market rate is controlled to a certain extent by the salary which workers are prepared to accept. By the looks of it, several thousand cabin crew at LHR are prepared to accept a level around £14k so BA shouldn't have any problem filling cabin crew positions at £15.5k.
