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UPDATED: BA Strike Cancelled - All Flights Reinstated

30th January 2007 Following the decision by the cabin crew branch of the Transport and General Workers' Union to call off the British Airways strikes, BA is expecting to operate a full flying programme on Tuesday January 30 and Wednesday January 31.

If customers still wish to travel on any reinstated British Airways service between Tuesday January 30 and Friday February 16 they must contact TD or British Airways as soon as possible to have their travel arrangements confirmed.

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Story issued: Monday 29th January 2007
UPDATED: BA Strike Called Off
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British Airways today welcomed the decision by the cabin crew branch of the Transport and General Workers’ Union to call off the strikes scheduled for tomorrow and Wednesday and for two 72-hour periods next month.

As a result, British Airways will endeavour to reinstate as many flights as possible for tomorrow and Wednesday. Details will be announced later this afternoon.

Further Information:
www.ba.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6309471.stm

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Story issued: Wednesday 24th January 2007
UPDATED: BA Strike - Heathrow and Gatwick Flights Cancelled
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Please note: The British Airways strike action does not affect BA Connect flights or flights operated by franchise airlines (eg GB Airways)
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British Airways will not operate any passenger flights out of London Heathrow from 0001 GMT on Tuesday January 30 until 2359 GMT on Wednesday January 31 due to a planned strike by the cabin crew branch of the Transport & General Workers Union. All domestic and European flights to and from London Gatwick have also been cancelled.

The strike action will also impact services into London Heathrow and London Gatwick on Tuesday 30 January and Wednesday 31 January.

Further information:
British Airways [www.ba.com]
TGWU [www.tgwu.org.uk]

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Story issued: Wednesday 24th January 2007
UPDATED: BA Cabin Crew Strike Delayed
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The British Airways cabin crew strike has been postponed by 24 hours by the T&G today (Wednesday) as a goodwill gesture to allow more time for further negotiations.

If the dispute is not resolved, the strike will go ahead on Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

T&G general secretary Tony Woodley said: "After the personal intervention of Willie Walsh with our senior representatives, and as a goodwill gesture, we have agreed to a 24-hour postponement of the start of the industrial action.

"This extends the time available to secure a settlement to the outstanding problems, and I hope that the company will now join us in making every effort to do so."

[source:www.tgwu.org.uk]

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Original Story issued: Monday 22nd January 2007
BA Cabin Crew Strike Latest
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The following statement is taken from the British Airways website. [www.ba.com]

"Following the announcement by the Transport and General Workers Union’s (T&G) cabin crew branch that its members will take industrial action on January 29, 30 and 31; February 5, 6 and 7; and February 12, 13 and 14 we would like to assure our customers that British Airways remains committed to resolving this dispute through continued talks.

The airline will provide further flight information for customers as soon as possible. In the meantime, all British Airways flights continue to operate normally.

We understand that this is an uncertain time for our customers. We would like to reassure all our customers that we are doing everything we can to make sure that disruption is minimised in the event of any industrial action.

We understand that some of our customers who are due to travel between January 29 and February 16 may wish to change their plans now. As a result, we have, from today, introduced a policy that enables customers to rebook flights for a different date."

Customers should call their chosen TD Office if they wish to change their travel plans [www.tdtravelgroup.com/contact.php] or call British Airways on 0800 727 800.

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