the free hotline tkts and the money was for the hard work during the summer, ie the masses of people at the terminals and the low level of staff
Yes, rightly so redfred, PSU worked exceptionally hard, but why did the staff who not even on duty during the disruption receive the tickets? Please also note how the crew didnt receive a thing, despite losing flights caused by delays which financially made up much of their pay, having to deal with streams of angry passengers on board, and having constant disruption to their roster not knowing when they would be home, or what they were doing for the following few days. Many crew were working maximum hours to compensate.
As far as the EG300 is concerned, all departments are susceptible to different ailments which would result in sickness. Pax services and crew would be unable to work with an injury such as a broken bone or bad sprain, office staff could work with this, crew cannot fly with colds, I wouldnt expect any groundstaff member to work with a bad cold as it will spread about, groundstaff and crew cannot work if they lose their voice, etc. I think BA would be fairer to take each case individually and if the ailment means not being able to carry out their normal duties as a result, they are honoured the sick day, without question. If a pattern forms however.....