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BA strike threat as crisis talks fail
Dick Murray24 Jul 2009
Holidaymakers face an increased threat of disruption to summer flights after crisis talks between British Airways and union bosses broke down.
There will now be a 14-day "cooling off" period. Unions will decide next month on holding strike ballots for action that could cripple the UK's largest carrier.
Unite, representing cabin crew, registered a "failure to agree" after more than two weeks of talks at Acas. Unions representing other grades, including check-in staff and baggage handlers, are today set to announce similar action.
Reader views (5)
I think that the service quality of BA has dropped to the worst levels. On-board staff on my weekly flights are becoming rude and need firing. It seems management does not care and are only interested in low-service. Willie Walsh is a very poor manager I think and not keen on keeping its full-fare paying passengers...
- Jacqueline, Hampstead, London, 24/07/2009 17:57
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we flew in 2006 when fog hit ba and strike was possible then for fathers funeral in hong kong.Stress full it was then trying to get to our fathers funeral.
Now i have cancer and returning again to hong kong to inform my mother about my cancer how i wish that i had never booked with ba.the sress since i booked five months ago is harming me and to cancel my economy ticket i have been told i would only get £80
- Polly, manchester, 24/07/2009 15:55
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Yes could BA please start some cheaper flights for the ex pats living in the Caymans as M Young said.
We can't have all those rich people living in a tax haven, having to spend any of their hard saved, avoided taxes now can we.
Free bubbly too for the poor deasr as well if poss.
- S Micklethwaite-Harperson, London, Republic Of, 24/07/2009 15:21
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We live in the Bahamas and frequently return to UK to visit my family. We would much rather fly BA who fly direct, however most of the year it is $2000 more for two of us to fly BA direct rather than via the US.
The point of this is that for a lot of flights they are flying half empty!! There are a lot of ex pats here and in the Caymans who would be open to a deal on a flight home. Surely it would be better to make a few dollars on a seat rather than have it fly empty? This might help BA's bottom line?
- Michael Young, Nassau Bahamas, 24/07/2009 13:27
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I flew back home with BA early this week and the cabin crew were absolutely great! Kind, considerate, polite and very professional, its such a shame that these big bosses are just not sensing the value of their staff and that they deserve the contracts that they were promised.
I hope all is resolved for the good!
- Blueberry, Lodnon, England, 24/07/2009 10:38
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