A British Airways Strike is imminent as workers face a 4000 employee layoff, a 2 year pay pay freeze and reduced starting wages for new employees.http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/finance/12048099.asp

British Airways, the largest airline carrier in the U.K. recently extended routes to Las Vegas in the hope of spurring a busy holiday season.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways The additional work combined with a significant reduction in labor has initiated a strike vote.

The general public in the U.K. and throughout the world are concerned that Holiday and Christmas travel plans may be impacted by a British Airways strike that could last through the Holiday Season.http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/oct/26/ba-cabin-crew-strike-vote

British Airways Chief Executive Officer Willie Walsh says that once lucrative business class income has diapered and the recent worldwide economic problems may have caused a long lasting change in travel habits.