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Old 5th February 2008 | 14:39
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Mick Stability
 
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For all those who are concerned about being left in the lurch by those nasty striking pilots; consider this.

About 40 years ago, the high seas were plied by British merchant sailors of the highest calibre.

Now the English Channel is peppered with the wrecks of flagged out carriers and foundered vessels. Our (diminishing and hopelessly underresourced) Search and Rescue, RNLI, and Coastguard personnel are regularly called to pick hapless and frightened foreign sailors out of the cruel sea.

Now think of that situation transferred to the skies over England.

Willy and his mates are about to make themselves very rich by flagging out the sort of people who a couple of weeks ago helped 150 passengers walk away from certain death.

Now what about that holiday?
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