BA lines up volunteers if cabin crew walk out
Tuesday, 04 Mar, 2010
0
British Airways aims to have 1,000 volunteer staff trained to work as cabin crew if a threatened strike goes ahead.
The airline also plans to draft in up to 23 fully crewed aircraft from a charter company to help run short haul flights.
BA aims run all flights from London City Airport and all long haul services from Gatwick if cabin crew members of the Unite union in dispute with the carrier over working conditions and pay walk out.
A "substantial number" of long and short haul flights from Heathrow would still operate together with about half of Gatwick short haul services.
BA chief executive Willie Walsh disclosed the planned strike-breaking measures in an internal briefing to staff.
The union must gives dates for industrial action by March 15 and start any strike seven days later.
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
Have your say Cancel reply
Most Read
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Posting....
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...
Subscribe/Login to Travel Mole Newsletter
Travel Mole Newsletter is a subscriber only travel trade news publication. If you are receiving this message, simply enter your email address to sign in or register if you are not. In order to display the B2B travel content that meets your business needs, we need to know who are and what are your business needs. ITR is free to our subscribers.































TAP Air Portugal to operate 29 flights due to strike on December 11
Qatar Airways offers flexible payment options for European travellers
Airbnb eyes a loyalty program but details remain under wraps
Air Mauritius reduces frequencies to Europe and Asia for the holiday season
Major rail disruptions around and in Berlin until early 2026