BA cabin crew update – May disruption?

Ba cabin crew: Speculation is rife that Unite, the BA cabin crew union intend to cause maximum disruption over the May half term holidays. Unite are playing a dangerous game with BA, Ba may just sack the unite members and pay any fines..

Any disruption to the may half term could create even more public animosity against the BA cabin crew, who the traveling public perceive to be overpaid in the first place…

Confirmed BA Cabin crew strike dates – designed to hurt families and hard core travellers alike shame on them…

• 18 to 22 May
• 24 to 28 May
• 30 May to 3 June
• 5 to 9 June

Unite is due to announce its plans today with reports suggesting members favour four five-day walk outs with one non-strike day in between to cause maximum disruption to BA’s contingency plans.

If your flight is cancelled by the strike action, there will be various options offered. They include:

• Rebooking on to another BA flight to the same destination within 355 days of the original date of travel.
• Flying on another BA flight to or from the nearest alternative airport.
• Rebooking onto one of 50 or so agreed alternative airlines, subject to availability.
• Cancelling the booking and getting a FULL refund.

BA was said to have written to Unite pointing out that the original focus of the strike – pay and conditions – appeared to have been ditched and now it was about reinstating 55 members who have been suspended during the dispute.

Speculation suggested strikes could start on May 17, causing disruption over the May bank holiday and half term school holiday.