Funny how BA's self appointed economists pontificate here about cost savings, when they are just about the world's most expensive flight crew!
As you have given the EZE route as an example of cabin crew cost savings, perhaps Choco you and your colleagues might like to save BA money by giving up some of your cosy agreements? Surely a two man flight crew can operate all the way through to MCT, rather than getting off at AUH? If you did that like other airlines do, it would halve the number of pilots required to operate that route. That would save BA around £1.25m a year alone.
Also on a number of routes such as IAH amongst many others, there is a heavy flight crew who then get a double night at the destination. Surely with BA having to pay your flight hours whilst you are sleeping in the bunks, it is a bit cheeky to insist on a double night as well?
There are a lot more examples of where BA Flight Crew can make huge savings for the company. I am an expert on the Bid Line. Now there is a sacred cow if I ever saw one!
Last edited by Count Niemantznarr; 10th Jan 2013 at 17:40.