Staff Travel arrangements in the event of strike action
The airline is currently reviewing its contingency plans following the announcement by the T&G cabin crew branch that it intends to hold a series of 72 hour strikes, starting next Monday (January 29).
The airline remains committed to finding a resolution to this situation through sensible discussion and negotiation. However, it also has a responsibility to give relevant information to staff and customers as soon as possible.
It is our intention to announce the commercial flying schedule for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (January 29 to 31 inclusive) on Wednesday this week (January 24).
This announcement will be supported by a new commercial policy for our customers that will apply to any cancelled flights.
As part of these contingency plans the airline will be suspending all personal (bookable and stand-by) staff travel on BA mainline services from 23:59 on Thursday, January 25 until further notice.
Exemptions to the staff travel embargo are staff returning to base, as well as commuting flight and cabin crew.
This embargo will be reviewed throughout this week and if a resolution to the dispute can be reached, it will be lifted. Staff should also be aware that the embargo could be brought forward if operational requirements dictate.
Staff who still wish to travel ahead of the embargo are strongly advised to purchase a range of back-up tickets. They should also be aware that available capacity on other carriers is likely to significantly reduce if a strike goes ahead.
Duty travel on British Airways' services will also be suspended from 2359 on Thursday night until further notice. Any exemptions to this must be approved at director level.
The fun starts.................
M Mouse, as you WELL know, BA don't currently measure performance as a % of its market capitalisation, rather the measure is % operating margin.................and for the last quarter it was,
July-September 2006 (Q2 2006)
Q2 Operating margin
10.4%*
BA Way target 10% (full year)
The Employee Reward Plan will pay out if FY operating margin exceeds 8% after costs of the scheme.
* excluding the BA Connect write-down
So BA are making a rather large sum of money
