Sorry to disagree - yes, management are to blame in a way, but the crisis at LGW and indeed at BA has arisen due to the abysmal way BA was privatised by "that awful woman" and her party.
Effectively, the shareholders can't oust the board because the biggest majority shareholder owns less than 5% of the total issue. Little guys like me with a meagre shareholding don't even get their questions or concerns aired at the AGM!
Unfortunately, the present Board consists of a large number of part-time loafers who drink BA's champagne and eat BA's sumptuous lunches, receive First Class travel and complimentary top hotel rooms for their two hours a week when they do nine tenths of naff all for the company! Skippy Eddington has achieved absolute zilch during his time in office and Colin Marshall was jointly responsible for Ayling's failings!
Little wonder then, that we're in the state we're in! These are the guys who are instructing our managers and the message keeps getting rammed home - "Absolutely no recruiting - Keep cutting costs!!!"
No - leave Martin Wyatt alone.
Without his influence, BA would have left LGW shortly after the B Cal and Dan Air acquisitions!