malcolmf:
I think MissM was referring to the fact that as our meal allowances make up 80% of our total allowances, if for any reason we were 'starved' of work then we would only be benefiting from the 20% made up from MTP? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
However, I don't believe that this will happen it's just not cost effective. Why would the company recruit loads of 'new fleet crew' to do our work and leave us at home on full salaries + MTP? It would completely wipe out any cost savings from establishing new fleet in the first place as BA would be paying twice effectively.