Good point Spitfire.....
If a bid is successful I can see the LGW longhaul ops going over to LHR and the SH ops being offered as a sweetener to the likes of Flybe in order to appease the regulatory/competition issues.
It would also relieve BA of the forthcoming problems of having to go to the expense of replacing the ageing 737 fleet.LGW is now run as a separate business unit by BA,as were the regions before their sale to Flybe.
This must seem an attractive proposition to BA not just for the slots at LHR but also for the cost savings in closing LGW.