Originally Posted by
Wirbelsturm
IAG would have to judge very closely what the potential savings of a 'BA Express' formed against the backdrop of inevitable industrial action taken against seeing the terms and conditions of current BA employees losing hulls and routes would be.
You are kidding aren't you? You would damage the airline financially just to selfishly pursue your own agenda? There would be no legitimacy at all for this type of industrial action, and besides the pilot community is split and haven't got the stomach for it anyway.
Best to stick with appeasement.