Well said crewmeal, BA should be congratulated for the action they took to protect crew safety even if it did hurt them financially in these very difficult times.
What would you have prepared them to do gulf slf. Unlike the Germans, British forces were active over there in Iraq and British crews could very easily have been targeted by extremists.
I am sure most sensible people appreciated that and will now return to flying an excellent airline like BA.
Enjoy flying Lufthansa they need your custom!!