BA to implement strike contigency plans
British Airways is to go ahead with contigency plans to counter fresh strike action by cabin crew which starts on Monday.
The airline said it was "very disappointed for our customers" that Unite’s appeal has against an injunction preventing strike action been upheld and that the union intends to go ahead with "unjustified and pointless" strikes.
BA said: "We will implement our contingency plan to keep British Airways flying.
"We are confident that thousands of cabin crew will ignore Unite’s strike call and help us fly more than 70 per cent of the customers who were booked to fly with us in the period targeted.
"We will run a full programme at Gatwick and London City. At Heathrow, we will operate more than 60 per cent of our longhaul operation and more than 50 per cent of shorthaul.
"Unite’s strikes have failed twice and they will fail again."
The airline added: "We have put forward a very fair offer that addresses the concerns Unite has raised over the last 15 months.
"We believe cabin crew would accept it if it was put to them in a fair and secret ballot."
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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