BA strikes go ahead
As ITIJ went to press, the cabin crews of British Airways (BA) were in the midst of their proposed 15-day strike. The airline claimed that it was dealing well with the strike, with seven in 10 passengers still catching their intended flights. It said there were still sufficient numbers of staff that had reported for work to allow it to run half of all short-haul flights and 60 per cent of long-haul flights from Heathrow. Brian Boyd, head of the Unite workers’ union that called the strike, said that there remained ‘enthusiasm and determination’ among the strikers, and added that he expected flight disruption to worsen as the strike went on. In a move likely to anger protestors, BA has painted the slogan ‘Keep the flag flying’ on a number of its Heathrow-based planes.
As ITIJ went to press, the cabin crews of British Airways (BA) were in the midst of their proposed 15-day strike. The airline claimed that it was dealing well with the strike, with seven in 10 passengers still catching their intended flights. It said there were still sufficient numbers of staff that had reported for work to allow it to run half of all short-haul flights and 60 per cent of long-haul flights from Heathrow.
Brian Boyd, head of the Unite workers’ union that called the strike, said that there remained ‘enthusiasm and determination’ among the strikers, and added that he expected flight disruption to worsen as the strike went on. In a move likely to anger protestors, BA has painted the slogan ‘Keep the flag flying’ on a number of its Heathrow-based planes.