Air-traffic strikes
Air-traffic strikes
Airport workers call off strikes
PLANNED strikes by airport workers that would have caused travel misery over the bank holiday weekend were called off yesterday.
Air passengers facing strike misery
HUNDREDS of baggage handlers at Gatwick airport were going on strike today in a row over workloads and the suspension of a union official.
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Heathrow workers start 48-hour strike
WORKERS who refuel aircraft at Heathrow mounted a picket line at the airport today at the start of a 48 hour-strike over pay.
BA's holiday vow as more flights axed
BRITISH Airways had to cancel six more flights today but promised to cope with the Bank Holiday rush over the weekend.
Travellers braced for holiday chaos
HOLIDAYMAKERS were bracing themselves for industrial action which is expected to throw transport networks into chaos over the long holiday weekend.
Bank holiday airport chaos looms
BRITISH Airways passengers have had the prospect of further bank holiday travel misery heaped upon them after the airline’s main union announced staff would stage a 24-hour strike over pay.
Airport staff in strike vote
THOUSANDS of airport workers were set to begin voting on strike action today, raising the threat of late summer chaos for travellers.
Strike threat at Glasgow Airport
BRITISH Airways passengers face further disruption amid fears engineers based at Scotland’s largest airport could take wildcat strike action if talks on a new pay and conditions deal continue to falter.
£3.6m in vouchers for BA passengers
PASSENGERS who were caught up in the chaos that resulted from the wildcat strikes by British Airways staff last month are to receive £80 flight vouchers in a move expected to cost £3.6 million.
Tough talk on working practices from the BA boardroom
THERE was a very nostalgic familiarity to some of the responses to the British Airways strike. I could almost hear the strains of Abba in the background as the clichés rolled out: bolshie unions, workshy staff, why can’t people accept new working practices? Pass the Black Forest gateau.
BA faces £40m bill for swipe-card row
EMBATTLED British Airways today revealed that it was facing costs of up to £40 million for the recent unofficial strike action over swipe-card sign-ons for check-in staff.
BA's future in the hands of negotiators
THE future of British Airways hangs on the outcome of talks to end the dispute over electronic "swipe cards", the airline’s chief executive said yesterday.
Slump in BAA profit fails to hit confidence
AIRPORT operator BAA today reported an 11.2 per cent fall in first-quarter profits but said it looked to the future with confidence, despite the ongoing disruption caused by last week’s unofficial strike among British Airways check-in staff.
BA in freefall with 'worst ever' first quarter
BRITISH Airways’ troubles will deepen this week when it unveils its worst ever first quarter loss as chief executive Rod Eddington meets unions in a bid to head off another damaging strike.
Strike ballot by check-in staff threatens airports in chaos
THE British Airways (BA) dispute intensified yesterday as unions launched official strike ballots which could plunge flights at Heathrow and Gatwick into chaos next month.
No solution yet in BA swipe dispute
MARATHON talks aimed at resolving the British Airways "swipe card" dispute were adjourned this morning after 11 hours and were due to resume later today.
BA in fresh talks to end strike threat
CRUCIAL talks aimed at averting further walkouts by British Airways workers were resuming today.
BA in crisis talks with union over walk-out
BRITISH Airways was holding crisis talks with unions today in a bid to end the unofficial industrial action which has caused chaos at Heathrow Airport.
Strike affects UK flyers
THOUSANDS of British travellers yesterday had to change their travel plans following a strike by air traffic controllers in France.
Spanish controllers add to air travel chaos
THE travel plans of thousands of British holidaymakers were thrown into turmoil for a second day in succession yesterday as Spanish workers staged a 24-hour general strike.
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