Originally Posted by
pax agent
why don't we all just take one step back.
wait for the facts.
wait for the dates to be announced (if they ever are)
wait for BA's contingency plan to be published and then ask what would happen on X date!?
Gotta disagree with this sentiment. You've obviously never heard of something called 'risk management', whereby you assign probabilities and time/cost impacts to possible future outcomes -thereby enabling the individual or business to minimise the impact of the possible negative event (in this case, a pilot's strike).
I'd far rather have a contingency plan in place now, than wait until the last minute when - following an (admittedly not yet definite) announcement of strike dates - everyone is trying to get booked on other flights. A bit like starting your Christmas shopping on 24 December.
