I wondered how long it would be before there was a post wondering what all of the hullabaloo was about and comparing it to some other workers’ plight. It’s the same when people go on strike and say, “well, you think you have it bad but compare it to X, Y or Z ...” It’s irrelevant.

The people who set up this GoFundMe are colleagues of those who’ve been affected. They’ve worked with those people, in some cases, for over 30 years. The callous nature of not only the initial action but also the subsequent events have outraged colleagues, and in turn, customers. There’s absolutely no reason to divert attention in this BA thread, for BA customers and colleagues away from the heinous (if legal) behaviour of BA managers and their stooges.