With the BA strikes looking set to go ahead, many passengers are worrying about the holidays they have booked or the business trips that are planned. Optimistically there is some good news for some but others are going to feel the brunt of this ongoing strike action.
Passengers booked on long haul flights to luxury holidays destinations such as, The Maldives, Orlando and Egypt from Gatwick Airport will see little disturbance. British Airways have announced that 60% of long distance flights will not face disruption. Not such good news for short haul services, mainly to Europe. BA say only 30% of these flights will not be affected during the strike period.
Airline staff will be striking over plans for a pay freeze and for intended job cuts. With the travel industry just emerging from a recession, now is not really an ideal time for British Airways staff to take industrial action. The management accuse “union bosses of trying to destroy the airline”.
This week the Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned the strike as “unjustified and deplorable”. He went on to add “it’s not in the country’s interest; it is not in the workers interest and it certainly not in the nations interest. I hope this strike will be called off”.
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