Posts Tagged ‘BA’
BAA: June passenger numbers hit by BA strike
BAA has today reported a further fall in passenger numbers at its six British airports in June, as a result of the British Airways (BA) strikes during the month.
BAA, which is majority owned by Spain’s Ferrovial, said passenger traffic fell 1.7% in June year-on-year – due to the ongoing disruption from the strike.
So far, cabin [...]
Summer travel chaos looming as BA union prepares fresh strike ballot
Fresh strike action is looming at British Airways (BA) after the Unite union has announced plans to ballot its 12,000 cabin crew members next week, unless the long-running dispute is resolved.
So far, cabin crews have held 22 days of strikes after being involved in a long-running dispute with the airline over cost-cutting measures, which include [...]
BA and union talks collapse again
The latest meeting between British Airways (BA) and the Unite union, designed to come to an agreement about strike action has yet again failed, according to the ACAS conciliation service.
The fresh talks came a week after the union, which represents BA cabin crew, confirmed a fresh ballot for its members, suggesting further industrial action at [...]
BA boss turns down bonus
British Airways (BA) chief executive, Willie Walsh, has rejected a bonus worth £334,000.
The news comes just one day after the final series of cabin crew strikes ended.
This is the second consecutive year that Mr Walsh has turned down a bonus, and in its annual report, the company said no-one would receive a cash bonus [...]
Strikes commence at BA as last-minute talks collapse
British Airways (BA) cabin crew will embark on a five-day strike today after eleventh-hour talks collapsed.
Over the weekend, the Unite union’s joint general secretary, Tony Woodley, offered to cancel the latest strikes if travel perks for cabin crew were reinstated.
However a spokesperson for BA said: “We have already offered to reinstate travel concessions to [...]