I think being taxed 59% is outrageous, even as a benefit in kind your tax rate is lower. I am surprised Gordon Brown et al havent found a way of taxing staff travel for you to really get his pound of flesh.
However, from reading previous posts arent the rates different between different crew based at different airports?
For me, the thing I find the hardest to get my head around with the strike, aside from all the hassle it has caused me personally, is this. Why are the rules different for BA CC that fly out of LHR than they are out of LGW?
I have flown long haul premium cabins from both airports, and must say that the service has been excellent with both.