BA strike update

Transport 12/03/2010

On Friday British Airways finally announced the dates of a strike by its cabin crew, after lengthy negotiations between the airline and the unions broke down.

However, an eleventh hour offer from the airline will be put to the cabin crew in a desperate last minute attempt to postpone the strike.

But for now, the cabin crew will strike for a total of seven days; three days beginning the 20th of March and four days beginning the 27th of March.

Even though the peak Easter times have been avoided (as promised by Unite), significant disruption to the BA network is expected over the Easter break.

BA insists it will do everything possible to have the majority of its flights operational.

The airline plans to operate all flights from London City airport, all long haul routes and 50% of short haul routes from Gatwick.

The company is currently trying to secure seats on flights operated by other carriers and will release more details of the revised schedule a few days before the strike is due to commence.

Unite said that further industrial action will be scheduled after the 14th of April should there be no resolution to the dispute.

The editorial team