Er yes, we are missing the 10,000 that have 'gone'.
Virtually every BA flight has at least one cabin-crew member down, and in many cases 2 or 3.
At the same time the workload has been increased, and certainly on Eurofleet it often leads to a 'photo finish' .
The company are desperate to get 3 cabin crew on the A319, of which there are now 40 in the fleet , but with a split cabin and a full service this would make the job dangerous/practically impossible.
They are trying to also drastically reduce costs further in cabin services ,which could lead to a possible 30% pay drop with the proposals for cabin crew pay. (Don't forget 40% of the cabin crew are on new entrant £9,500p.a. basic.)
Many crew facilities are now automated , and a new rostering system ensures your hours are 'maxxed' out .
However it's still a good place to be,as long as things aren't pushed much further.
There's a long way to go yet though. . . . . . . . . .