Originally Posted by
Globalist
I assume that if the flights don't operate they will reroute at the airport?
Assuming the pilots do strike, I would expect pretty much the whole BA operation ex-LHR and ex-LGW to stop. The most senior pilots may still work, plus a few other pilots will report for work, who knows at this stage? It's unlikely that BA will be able to charter many replacement aircraft at short notice (given it is peak summer period and also with the ongoing problems with 787 and 737 MAX).
It will be utter chaos. We all know BA's IT can be useless at the best of times, so that won't be much help. They simply won't have enough staff at the airport to process rerouting for everyone and there certainly won't be the capacity on other airlines to accommodate everyone.
So be prepared for a complete and utter mess. It might not be so bad. BA may back down at the last minute. Who knows?