Originally Posted by
wiggy
I very much doubt BA are going to up crew numbers......
I stand to be corrected but I'm pretty sure Easyjet manage with 4 on parallel routes to ones BA operate, however as you rightly point out they don't have the complication of Club which takes the senior crew member out of the loop. I have to say the way the Easyjet crew can scoot round the cabin on a shortish sector, handle cash in more than one currency, and make sure your heated breakfast sarnie gets to you promptly is v impressive.
Sounds like mixed fleet, but TBH I'm not sure I'd see the youthfulness of the crew as a blocker to this. I do think It's going to need, shall we say, a cultural change for this to work successfully under current manning levels. ....if it's simply introduced without some form of training I can foresee problems.
Err..youthfulness and training to sell a sandwich? tosh!! get cafe Nero to do it then.
It certainly doesn't take terminal staff long to charge £65 for carrying a set of golf clubs.