British Airways on NBC Nightly News

[Hoke]

Just watched NBC news with Brian Williams and they're saying BA has flown 6 empty flights (without a single passenger) during the past 10 days between LHR and LAX, JFK, IAH, YYZ.
The reason....short staffed.
BA said they had to fly the flights or they would lose their slots at LHR.
What a waste of fuel.

 

[Brett Hull]

I'm confused. Who's flying them if they're short staffed?

 

[jke406]

I'm confused. Who's flying them if they're short staffed?

sorry to hear about your confusion.

perhaps BA is short-staffed on cabin crew, not pilots.

 

[whatitdoing?]

LOL maybe Brett's kid is abit smarter......

 

[MJG]

Just pilots flying cargo, so no cabin crews on board which is where they are short staffed apparently.

 

[ultrarunner]

pax are just dead weight. Think of the cargo you can carry in the belly with out a bunch of limeys on board.