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.
BA Strike Information
BA (British Airways) corporate and union representatives are currently in discussion over the possibility of an ill timed strike that could last well into the holiday season.
