Originally Posted by ArthurScargill
they might have one person back on a jumbo to BKK, SIN, HKG and TYO
Why do you think they would get 'one back' on those routes? They weren't the routes that had 16 vs 15 on the 747 before the imposition.
The routes that had an extra crew member were the MIA, the MRU daylight 'leisure' routes - you know, the type that LGW crews operated with less crew than LHR already without requiring extra crew. Nonetheless, surely these would be the ones to regain a 15th crew member rather than those lucrative, money spinning routes you happen to reel off?