Originally Posted by brunos

I understand the logic, but there are many other factors to take into account for longhaul planes.
BA has not been in this position for a very long time, but I see what other airlines are doing and they find some adhoc solutions. Typically they prefer to get their LH birds and pax back as soon as possible. Voluntarily stranding a plane, crew and pax incurs heavy costs. Will be interesting to see how many X-LHR LH flights they operate on 9th.