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But why are they leaving, that's the worry?
I don't think the two are connected - that, I think, could be a red herring.
Frank Van Der Post had only recently joined BA and it is quite likely that some of his ideas were diametrically opposed to the "there's the BA way, and there's the wrong way" camp.
Andy Lord has completed 25 years service so would be fully aware of our deep-rooted culture and well-versed in dealing with everyone. He was well-liked by both staff and customers and I have no reason to suppose that he was in any way out of favour or couldn't get his viewpoint across effectively.
If we are going to hypothesise, then my own belief is that there is a severance package on the table that was just too good to turn down. Quite a few of my old colleagues from my days in the terminals at Gatwick and Heathrow have recently been enticed to "take the money and run!" Maybe Andy is in the same camp!
Good Luck to him! ^