British Airways cabin crew strike
We are extremely disappointed that Unite, the union that represents the majority of British Airways (BA) cabin crew, has announced that it intends to take strike action on the following dates:
* 20, 21 and 22 March 2010
* 27, 28, 29 and 30 March 2010
We are very sorry for the stress and disruption Unite's decision will cause.
We are currently considering our response to this strike threat and what action we will need to take to minimise disruption.
All our flights are operating normally at the moment.
We will be updating this page with further details as soon as it is available.
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Seems that there could be additional issues to deal with
1) Additional strikes in April
Lord Adonis appealed to members of the Unite union to "put the public first and put the company first" and call off their action.
Using the strongest language of any Cabinet minister so far in condemning the stoppage planned by Unite, which is one of Labour's big financial backers, Lord Adonis said that he "absolutely deplored" the strike and that it was "totally unjustified".
He called on both sides to use the brief opportunity before this weekend's first planned walkout to return to the negotiating table.
Well BA have put up a large section of their website giving information about the strike:
BA cabin crew strike 2010 - general information - British Airways
Some BA services will be cancelled, some will be operated by charter airlines, and of course some will continue as normal. Longhaul from LGW and all LCY services are unaffected due to different unions. Reduced services will feature on most flights, particularly medium and long haul. Most stark feature will be no hot or special meals (including in First!), however catering in BA lounges is supposed to compensate (note to pax: pig out in lounge - you will need it).
Striking British Airways cabin crews may soon get the stay-at-home blues after the airline permanently cut off their access to free and discounted travel on its routes.
Airline officials say they have the right to eliminate the travel perks because it is not protected by any contractual agreement
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BA have upped the ante and it may become even nastier-
British Airways permanently axes perks for striking cabin crew