Miss M
I'm with you Cotswold chap. You get the impression someone is putting their fingers in their ears and humming loudly.
One minor point. LHR cabin crew do not go to Larnaca and back in the same day because the amount BA has to pay cabin crew for the long day payment (and the subsequent 18 hour rest period required) is more than it costs to put you up in a hotel. It is not 'Operational', it's your 'agreement'! And guess what? (cue drum roll), your LGW colleagues have been doing it for years! Start humming.