I don't know whether you actually want the customer viewpoint on this forum but the REAL issue for people like me is --- my most commonly flown BA route is SYD-SIN or BKK-LHR and back with lots of European sectors while I'm there. I fly this route 4 times a year on average. What worries me if the LCA's shaft the 'heritage' airlines on short haul is what then happens to the long haul. The last thing I need is to have to retireve my luggage at LHR in order to move to another carrier for LHR-HEL or AMS.