Aug 1, 2019, 2:54 am
Last edit by: corporate-wage-slave
This thread is about the now deferredindustrial action (strikes) by Heathrow Airport Limited staff. Click here for the official and detailed BA advice, particularly for departing and connecting passengers.
The strikes planned for Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 August have now both been cancelled and normal services can be expected, with the possible exception of some catering changes on shorthaul services. A revised pay offer is being put to the workforce and in the meantime strike action has been postponed.
This is a different and unrelated dispute to the possible BA strike (there is a separate thread for this). It only affects LHR but all airlines, all terminals
As things stand the next strike days are Friday 23 - Saturday 24 August, there may be further dates announced. The impact is on departing and connecting passengers, with restrictions on hand baggage (one small item only), no First Wing or Fast Track security, and changed catering arrangements on some shorter services. See links above for details, there are no changes noted for passengers arriving into Heathrow, other than the catering changes. On Sunday BA will announce any service changes, usually this comes around 17:00 hrs London time. BA is offering a Twilight Check-In service from 18:00 hrs the night before travel to allow passengers to get their bags into the system before the day of travel.
BA is allowing short haul bookings from LHR on 5-6 August to be rebooked to either LCY or LGW - or to other dates from Heathrow on or before 12 August so long as they avoid 5-6 August. This include redemptions. Tickets need to be booked on or before 31 July. It would appear that currently flights TO Heathrow are not in scope.
The strikes planned for Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 August have now both been cancelled and normal services can be expected, with the possible exception of some catering changes on shorthaul services. A revised pay offer is being put to the workforce and in the meantime strike action has been postponed.
This is a different and unrelated dispute to the possible BA strike (there is a separate thread for this). It only affects LHR but all airlines, all terminals
As things stand the next strike days are Friday 23 - Saturday 24 August, there may be further dates announced. The impact is on departing and connecting passengers, with restrictions on hand baggage (one small item only), no First Wing or Fast Track security, and changed catering arrangements on some shorter services. See links above for details, there are no changes noted for passengers arriving into Heathrow, other than the catering changes. On Sunday BA will announce any service changes, usually this comes around 17:00 hrs London time. BA is offering a Twilight Check-In service from 18:00 hrs the night before travel to allow passengers to get their bags into the system before the day of travel.
BA is allowing short haul bookings from LHR on 5-6 August to be rebooked to either LCY or LGW - or to other dates from Heathrow on or before 12 August so long as they avoid 5-6 August. This include redemptions. Tickets need to be booked on or before 31 July. It would appear that currently flights TO Heathrow are not in scope.
LHR strikes (HAL employees) - 23/24 Aug 2019 [called off for now]
Aug 3, 2019, 11:14 am
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Mrs rapidex is taking a small bag with a change of clothes, but she has a flight on arrival on a separate ticket to a remote part. I rather hope her checked bags arrive with her, but I suspect that will be a vain hope.
Aug 3, 2019, 11:14 am
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And the rollaboard suitcases that are checked in will need to be screened by security anyway! So it's not exactly going to save staff time -- unless of course the plan is to leave a whole lot of bags behind.
Aug 3, 2019, 11:16 am
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Aug 3, 2019, 11:19 am
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Aug 3, 2019, 11:22 am
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Staff who undertake the hold baggage screening are not involved in the strike.
Aug 3, 2019, 11:24 am
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Thank you for this - appreciated! To the layman, a baggage screener is a baggage screener and so the staff would all be equally skilled and in the same business unit (and hence on strike too). Or at the very least can be reassigned from dealing with hold to hand baggage.
Aug 3, 2019, 11:29 am
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Given that HAL themselves have said that they expect security times to be significant and that T5 handles the most customers out of all the terminals, this is a sensible approach to help reduce wait times at security. The expectation is that Fast Track and TFW will both be closed unless significant numbers of staff turn up. I'm sure if this was not done, there would then be loads of complaints on here about how many bags had to be screened and how slow the process was, reducing your time in the lounge etc....
Aug 3, 2019, 11:33 am
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pathetic and totally the wrong media message when he faces a real threat from the pilots too. Party while the pax are stuck in security. Brilliant.
Does he get - or listen to - ant PR advice, or does he get it on the cheap like those awful badly fitting suits he wears?
Aug 3, 2019, 11:45 am
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Aug 3, 2019, 11:50 am
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Aug 3, 2019, 11:58 am
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pathetic and totally the wrong media message when he faces a real threat from the pilots too. Party while the pax are stuck in security. Brilliant.
Does he get - or listen to - ant PR advice, or does he get it on the cheap like those awful badly fitting suits he wears?
Aug 3, 2019, 12:03 pm
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