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As we reported over the weekend, British Airways mysteriously found some extra money when BALPA terminated ACAS talks on Thursday and started to type out the letter to order strikes. Following new talks at ACAS on Friday and Monday, BALPA wrote to members yesterday to say that:

BA have put forward their final position which will now be considered …. and detailed communications will follow after.

This means that there will be no strike action until at least early September, and possibly much later if a proposed deal is put out to ballot.

Meanwhile, the strike by Heathrow Airport staff due for 23rd and 24th August has been postponed. A new offer has been sent to union members and the result will be known on 2nd September.

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Important information if you are flying with us this September
Last updated 23 August 2019, 16:33

We have been working with the pilots’ union, BALPA, to reach an agreement on pay. Unfortunately,
this afternoon, the union announced it will strike on September 9, 10 and 27,
causing serious disruption to the travel plans of thousands of you, our customers.

We are now making changes to our schedule.

If you have a flight booked with us on those dates, it is likely that you will not be able to travel due to BALPA’s strike action. We will be offering all affected customers full refunds or the option to re-book to another date.

We’re very sorry about the impact BALPA’s action will have, and we’ll do everything we can to get as many people as possible away on their journeys.

  • Flights on BA CityFlyer, SUN-AIR and Comair are not affected
  • We’re exploring options to supplement our fleet by using aircraft and crew from other airlines (wet leasing)
  • We’re working with our partner airlines to schedule larger aircraft to take the maximum number of customers

Latest information | strike | British Airways


Press release från Pilotfacket
Over several days of ACAS talks BALPA put forward a number of packages that we believe would have resolved this dispute without a strike, and which we could have recommended to our members for acceptance prior to strike action. BA did not accept any of these packages, and it is clear following discussions with members over the last few days that BA’s most recent offer will not gain the support of anywhere near a majority of its pilots.

[…]

A day of strike action will cost BA around £40m. Three days will cost in the region of £120m. The gap between BA’s position and BALPA’s position is about £5m. Our proposal remains on the table should BA wish to reach agreement prior to strike action.

[…]

Over recent years BA pilots have made sacrifice after sacrifice to assist the company such as taking a pay cut, productivity increases, closing the final salary pension scheme, giving up annual leave days, a new rostering system, and reducing flying pay.
 
Jag har också drabbats av inställda flighter 9 och 10 september. Verkar omöjligt att nå British Airways på något kontaktnummer och på Manage My Booking kommer följande upp:
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Har försökt flera gånger under morgonen, men skulle tror att BA är ordentligt överlastade just nu.
 
Man bokar ju om med Finnair och Qatar, så har man tur kanske man kan få en ombokad rutt från London via Doha till Arlanda, Göteborg eller Köpenhamn.
 
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