TS loves flying, especially the treat of tucking into a small foil container of reheated food with the added bonus of a ‘fragrant’ smelling lemon wet wipe at the end.

So obviously we were somewhat disturbed to find that Gate Gourmet could face administration following the crisis caused by its decision to sack 670 staff at Heathrow.

TS was a little surprised when perusing the company’s website that its values, as listed in the ‘Our People’ section, include ‘open communication’, treating staff with ‘respect and dignity’ and paying ‘market competitive salaries’.

This could, of course, be true. But you need staff on the payroll to actually treat them with dignity...