Category Archives: BA cabin crew strike

BA strike threat ‘to linger all summer’

The threat of a summer of strikes by British Airways cabin crew edged closer to reality yesterday when the Unite union said it will re-ballot its members over new walkouts.BA cabin crew completed their 22nd day of strikes yesterday (9 June), temporarily bringing to an end a wave of industrial action that has cost the airline upwards of £150 million. Continue reading

Posted in BA cabin crew strike, British Airways, Featured Post, Industry Insider | Comments Off

BA strike: now it’s back on again

British Airways passengers who thought they had escaped strike action look set to be hit by fresh walkouts next week, following a crucial ruling at the Court of Appeal.A panel of three senior judges has overturned the earlier High Court ban on the BA strike by a majority vote, throwing out the technicality that nullified the result of the ballot. Continue reading

Posted in BA cabin crew strike, British Airways, Featured Post | Comments Off

High Court ruling blocks BA strike again

Passengers have been spared the misery of a 20-day British Airways strike after the High Court granted an injunction banning cabin crew from staging walkouts.The BA strike had been due to get underway tomorrow (18 May) with the first of four stoppages lasting five days, but the action has been deemed illegal by Lord Justice McCombe. Continue reading

Posted in BA cabin crew strike, British Airways, Featured Post | Comments Off

BA strike latest: flight schedule published

British Airways has said it is confident of flying 70 per cent of all passengers during the first wave of strike action due to be launched by cabin crew next week.All of BA’s Gatwick and London City flights will be operating as normal, while at Heathrow 60 per cent of long-haul flights and 50 per cent of short-haul services will be running. Continue reading

Posted in BA cabin crew strike, British Airways, Featured Post | Comments Off