Don't forget the biggest crime of all here here (and I do mean crime) is that the BMI baby pilots will all be made redundant in about 8 weeks time.
This is set against a backdrop of:
- the BMI baby pilots ARE employees of IAG
- BA flies the same aircraft type
- BA taking on 800 pilots over the next few years (inc the 737 CL)
- BA will take many of baby's aircraft and absorb them into the LGW fleet
- Lufthansa gave a huge discount to IAG to deal with the baby 'issue'. This figure may soon come to light and is thought to be shocking
BMI baby pilots (who are all employed by British Midland Airways Ltd) will not even get a look into the BA holding pool.
I hope to God someone with balls (obviously not BAlpa) sues their a$$es off.
PS - have you even seen Willie Walsh and Michael O'Leary in the same room at the same time? Top of the morning to you all.