Master Thread - The OT strike moan and whine thread
Feb 22, 2010, 11:23 am
#2
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Starting on a positive note, there are no immediate plans to strike as yet!
So the whine is the union pro-longing pax agony as the uncertainty of the dates as Easter looms which will prolong the period when BA is subject to lower bookings. I do not believe the unions about not striking during the Easter period. How long is the Easter period after all.
So the whine is the union pro-longing pax agony as the uncertainty of the dates as Easter looms which will prolong the period when BA is subject to lower bookings. I do not believe the unions about not striking during the Easter period. How long is the Easter period after all.
Feb 22, 2010, 11:38 am
#3
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I want to have a general moan and whine because I have a couple of bookings that might be affected and having had the possibility of being affected by the xmas strike, I'm a little bit fed up of wondering if my travel plans will be disrupted. 
I have a business trip to Asia, and I think I will probably get there, but I might not be able to get home again.
And then there is my trip back to the UK for Easter, but I'm leaving on 29th March, so that might fall out of the 'we won't strike over Easter' window.
I have a business trip to Asia, and I think I will probably get there, but I might not be able to get home again.
And then there is my trip back to the UK for Easter, but I'm leaving on 29th March, so that might fall out of the 'we won't strike over Easter' window.
Feb 22, 2010, 11:51 am
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Feb 22, 2010, 12:12 pm
#7
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ho hum, I might get stuck in MIA. Not that I care, woke up this morning to -25 and at this rate the snow will have melted by May if I'm lucky. Can I apply for umbrella drink compensation for my troubles?
Feb 22, 2010, 12:19 pm
#8
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The 8pm French tv news was very positive this evening:
Plus we also had full body scanners at CDG. But no mention of looming BA strikes.
- Total fuel on strike and long queues at the petrol pumps (very happy car is full of enough fuel to last two weeks!)
- French air traffic controllers going on strike at CGD and ORY with plenty of flights to be cancelled
- Lufthansa strike
Plus we also had full body scanners at CDG. But no mention of looming BA strikes.
Feb 22, 2010, 12:20 pm
#9
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LHR-BOS 5/3/10-8/3/10 CW MFU'd.
Just going with a good friend for a weekend of boozing and seeing Muse at the TD Garden.
Not too bothered if its gets canned as I can go drinking any weekend, it's just I can't book a hotel till I know what's happening.
Hopefully there'll still be some good deals on Priceline/Hotwire when we know more.
Could really do with the inbound not being cancelled as I'm meant to be going straight to work!
Just going with a good friend for a weekend of boozing and seeing Muse at the TD Garden.
Not too bothered if its gets canned as I can go drinking any weekend, it's just I can't book a hotel till I know what's happening.
Hopefully there'll still be some good deals on Priceline/Hotwire when we know more.
Could really do with the inbound not being cancelled as I'm meant to be going straight to work!
Feb 22, 2010, 12:28 pm
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I forgot, Mr flyingbee has a weekend in the UK booked that might be wrecked. Nothing non-refundable in UK booked, so not too bad in that sense, but he will be very peeved if he misses his boys weekend.
We might end up with me unhappy at being stuck away from home on my business trip, and Mr flyingbee unhappy because he's stuck at home!
Wish I knew whether to just book some easyJet flights as backup for him.
We might end up with me unhappy at being stuck away from home on my business trip, and Mr flyingbee unhappy because he's stuck at home!
Wish I knew whether to just book some easyJet flights as backup for him.
Feb 22, 2010, 1:19 pm
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Deleted, Wrong thread sorry.
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Feb 22, 2010, 1:25 pm
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Now I expect my pilot to get me from A to B (or B north in the case of FR) in a safe manner with a reassuring voice and some general chit chat about the weather at the destination and hoping we had a pleasant flight I would assume his profession should expect the same. I cannot therefore think what the bloke was talking about, anybody any ideas?