If the vote to not integrate bmi happens, then a number of things will start to occur as I see it.
BA Lite will have the bmi slots which in time will become a long/mid haul enterprise. All new folk joining BA will join Lite and bit by bit it will become the new BA, lower cost, new lower contracts and new aircraft. It won't happen straight away, but it will happen, thus ruining the current BA Mainline machine.
It won't be good for the bmi staff but also it won't be good for BA staff in time to come.
I don't understand why there is a reluctance to merge bmi pilots. There will only be about 250 people any way, doubt if you folks at BA Mainline will even notice they have turned up.
True there will be some that might go ahead in seniority, but if you consider the amount of expansion that will occur because of the slots etc, it will be much better in the long run for every body.
The other thing is that not everyone at bmi will want to go long or mid haul. Many will simply stay doing what they do with the life style they currently enjoy. There will be little or no impact at all on the current Mainline pilots.
If you vote not to integrate bmi pilots, you may live to regret you decision.
