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Some Cyprus flights cancelled as BA pilots begin 48-hour strike
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:22 pm
by Paphos Life
Three daily scheduled flights from Heathrow to Larnaca and Larnaca to Heathrow on Monday and Tuesday and one from Gatwick to Paphos and back on Monday have been cancelled due to a two-day strike by British Airways pilots. "The flights are cancelled, unless the situation changes" a spokesperson of the airline confirmed on Monday morning....
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Re: Some Cyprus flights cancelled as BA pilots begin 48-hour strike
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 1:27 pm
by emgee
Terrible people.
Alan
Re: Some Cyprus flights cancelled as BA pilots begin 48-hour strike
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 2:52 pm
by harveywinning
BA pilots, according to UK papers earn £167,000 per year plus allowances plus free accommodation plus they receive free or heavily discounted (90% discount) fares for themselves and family.
I know they have responsible jobs with lots of training involved but so do many other trades/professions - and these people receive nothing like the pay of BA pilots.
Something wrong somewhere but am I missing something?
Re: Some Cyprus flights cancelled as BA pilots begin 48-hour strike
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:05 pm
by WHL
harveywinning wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 2:52 pm
BA pilots, according to UK papers earn £167,000 per year plus allowances plus free accommodation plus they receive free or heavily discounted (90% discount) fares for themselves and family.
I know they have responsible jobs with lots of training involved but so do many other trades/professions - and these people receive nothing like the pay of BA pilots.
Something wrong somewhere but am I missing something?
Dont believe everything you read in UK papers.
Re: Some Cyprus flights cancelled as BA pilots begin 48-hour strike
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:15 pm
by memory man
Re: Some Cyprus flights cancelled as BA pilots begin 48-hour strike
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:43 pm
by galexinda
No ''lessons have been learned'' since at least 2010 when my holiday part using BA flights was messed up due to the threat of a BA strike which was eventually called off the day before the actual flight. Had to cut short one leg of the journey to accommodate this threat in order to be in the right place at the right time for the onward connection at extra cost for rearranging BA flight (which I found ironic as it was BA that forced me to change it).
Re: Some Cyprus flights cancelled as BA pilots begin 48-hour strike
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 5:53 pm
by Kili01
Pilots salaries are dependent on their qualifications, experience and ability, and time on the job. The figure quoted is likely to be for a senior Captains salary, new first officers earn substantially less. Even so, as others have said BA pilots salaries are Known to be very generous compared to many independent airlines, and they have excellent perks! I don’t feel very sympathetic to their cause, but their union is a very strong one. So these negotiations will be done by them.
Dee
Re: Some Cyprus flights cancelled as BA pilots begin 48-hour strike
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 8:54 am
by WHL
I think the BA pilots are entitled to strike for more money, they all took a pay cut, when BA were in financial trouble, now they have made very good profits, its not unfair that the Pilots, want their wages back to former levels.
Re: Some Cyprus flights cancelled as BA pilots begin 48-hour strike
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 9:13 am
by The Aquila
I have always been against strikes and striking but in this case I think it’s justified considering all of the talks to reinstate the salaries to the original levels have failed.
Re: Some Cyprus flights cancelled as BA pilots begin 48-hour strike
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2019 9:57 am
by merchant_banker
Greed
Re: Some Cyprus flights cancelled as BA pilots begin 48-hour strike
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:15 am
by Chaddy
WHL wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 3:05 pm
harveywinning wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 2:52 pm
BA pilots, according to UK papers earn £167,000 per year plus allowances plus free accommodation plus they receive free or heavily discounted (90% discount) fares for themselves and family.
I know they have responsible jobs with lots of training involved but so do many other trades/professions - and these people receive nothing like the pay of BA pilots.
Something wrong somewhere but am I missing something?
Dont believe everything you read in UK papers.
That's right WHL,the Guardians reporting will favour the pilots striking and the Mail will not be in favour of it.
Re: Some Cyprus flights cancelled as BA pilots begin 48-hour strike
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:26 pm
by memory man