[First-Pax]

geohoveuk – there’s nothing petty at all about a 5* hotel. Can your ‘source’ tell you exactly what financial benefits and how many days rest a crew member receives on a LHR/SIN/LHR sector?

I travel as a passenger on the upper deck of a 747 regularly and the removal of the purser (which the unions fought tooth and nail) makes no difference at all. As for managers being ‘forced to partake in the service’ – isn’t that what a manager should do in order ‘manage’?

[First-Pax]

Redflyer – a lot of us have paid thousands of pounds for tickets that we may not be able to use over the coming weeks and as passengers, we’ve all been held to ransom by the strike threats the union and some crew have been making.

We are owed an explanation which justifies this behaviour.

I’m still waiting!

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[Tim2soza]

First-pax : Well said.

[First-Pax]

You keep moaning about your terms and conditions – and threatening to strike because they are so bad – but when challenged to justify yourselves, bury your heads in the sand by refusing to answer perfectly reasonable questions…

WW is showing the guts needed to break the union stronghold and 1970’s thuggery that has blighted BA for too long now.

Good on you WW !

[Hess963]

It is definitely not good for BA when the loyal pax are thinking whether they book their flights or not. And now we are arguing if the crews really deserve their earnings and privileges. Honestly–not only the probable strike, but I am seriously thoughtful of the crew’s attitude on board. I mean do they really could bear such pressure and ignore it and just move on with their daily routine onboard? They are just humans like us — so if you feel threatened, you behave aggressively and defensive. I am not telling that those crews will start behaving appallingly, but some will definitely have anger smoldering in their stomach ! And as human beings we are — we could misbehaved in a certain fashion… I am still planning and counting on BA and in those probable strike days…Just hope QF and CX will save and rescue during such probable cancellations.

[omanpat]

you may not be popular Willie..but carry on with your job…keep cuctomers happy and re booking…keep BA alive. Drop the dross. I support you…
And I know he reads this blog!

[Tim2soza]

Omanpat – I agree.

WW – Get it done.

[Bullfrog]

What a comment by Redflyer :

If the belief is that CC are vastly over compensated then that surely has to be a direct reflection of incompetent management over the years for letting it get to this stage.

“Well carry on with such intransigent stupidity & there will be no BA”

Carry on WW !!

I have had to hedge my bets because of Unite’s stupid game with the passengers .. I’m holding an F ticket on BA ex SFO and a VS J Class.

[VintageKrug]

I don’t think their vastly overcompensated. It’s more the complex T&Cs which restrict flexibility which are to blame and WW is rightly focussing on those.

[Travellator]

Unite press conference 11am this morning !

[RedFlyer]

Yes you are right VintageKrug, but judging by a lot of the comments on this thread we would be led to believe that WW is a white knight riding in to rid the aviation world of the nasty evil cabin crew and their devil incarnate leader “Unite”.

A little perspective is needed me thinks.

[VintageKrug]

Go the White Knight! WW is not perfect, and cabin crew are certainly not evil. Unite on the other hand…..

Remember if you need to get to the US that JFK-LCY services remain unaffected by any strike action, and still offer First Class levels of Tier Points:

http://www.ba.com/clubworldlondoncity

[JordanD]

BA cabin crew to strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March – BBC News.

[Travellator]

Advice Please

We are booked in F longhaul 747 on 30th – should we tough it out in the hope it will all go away or rebook the following day ?

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