The issue of closing the doors on the jetty is not based on the ability of anyone to be able to shut a door, it is a question of responsibility.
BA want to reduce the number of its groundstaff, so that it is left to the cabin crew to ensure all passengers have disembarked. Instead of groundstaff assisting passengers on the ground, it will be down to the cabin crew who may already have just completed an exhausting flight.
If a passenger has been left on board because he/she was in a toilet and the crew did not check properly, this would become a disciplinary issue.
Mixed Fleet crew have no choice in the matter whether they make it work or not. They do not belong to a union. They will do as they are told.
Last edited by Count Niemantznarr; 3rd Jun 2011 at 09:31.