Why NOT
Start the new Airline, and recruit the non striking staff at enhanced payment (a pound) with all the perks but new conditions, Serve sixty pax instead of fifty for CC all others Pilots etc same original conditions
End BA and pay off all the staff
I do not mean abuse the staff, on recent flights, they were not exactly overworked. Though do not make changes that are abusive
I do have experience of this, in present employment
There were six doing the work, which reasonably could be done by four, without breaking sweat, just actually having to work
Unfortunatley they dropped it to two, which has become possible but a damn hard graft, HMRC, possible but causing stress as non stop work eight hours a day every second two 15 minute breaks and a 30 minute unpaid lunch £16k
ie:- take the clients details and work it, file it and take a two minute recovery before next client
Now take the clients details and work it, file it and take the next clients details, constant non stop for eight hours, no chance to speak to collegues for even one second
That is abuse of staff!
With four, it would be take details file it take a breath, recover then next client
It appears BA are taking the 8 staff and dropping it to five NOT 6 to 2
Though you have to beware of the thin end of the wedge, That would be when strike action needs to be looked at if they decide two
Jack McH