A threatened BA pilots strike is still on the cards for this Easter
with 86% of the carrier’s pilots voting in favour for some form of
industrial action. One can only hope that common sense will prevail but
it is now a regular feature in our every day lives that staff with a
grievance will target the busy holiday periods to put pressure on their
employers. And it is not just the airlines who are at risk. Airports
authorities are also vulnerable to strikes and stoppages.
Whether this industrial action is justified or not, it will be the
traveller who suffers and long queues at check-in desks are now
becoming the norm and not the exception. Add to that other occurrences,
such as the recent computer failure in the baggage handling system at
Heathrow Terminal 4, the attempted terrorist attack at Glasgow airport
in 2007 and the heightened security alert at Heathrow in the summer of
2006, it is now common place for our travel plans to be disrupted by
events outside our control.
Whilst we cannot totally avoid being affected, apart from electing
never to travel of course, we can limit the financial loss by taking
out adequate ,
stoppages and delays.
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