Frankly, it’s a disgrace. For a while now, BA has been operating as a budget airline, but to treat the staff – some of whom have given more than 20 years of outstanding service – in this way is utterly deplorable. Many of the permanent staff were told their cessation date would be immediate; no chance for one last flight, one last time to proudly wear their BA wings and say goodbye to the company and colleagues they have dedicated their life to serving.

Understandably, in this day and age, cost-saving measures are a necessary evil in order to compete with budget airlines. Yet, where is the compassion for the front-line workers who have provided outstanding service for so long on the Hong Kong-London Heathrow route? Their heartless, inconsiderate and indeed cold-blooded calling of a meeting to terminate contracts immediately smacks of a company which cares little for its employees when it comes to saving money.