Originally Posted by traveller5

Finally arrived at my destination, but not after the debacle of LHR. Today I was told my baggage had not made the connecting flight from MAN - again - and then that there was an onward delay due to crew shortages. The onboard crew were very pleasant, but the CSD openly admitted that BA has suffered from exceptionally high levels of crew sickness in the last month or so and that they had today been formally advised that it was now a top priority. Longhaul crews were at the top of the list, apparently, with well over a third currently off ill. If it's not one thing, it's another! My question - why the sickness?? Is BA really that bad?