86% in favour of the BA strike is about what you would get if turkeys were invited to vote against Christmas.
Looks like BALPA has wisely decided to back down in view of the less than thunderous vote results.
21 February, 2008
BA and pilots agree to conciliation
British Airways and the British Air Line Pilots Association have agreed to refer issues relating to the launch of the OpenSkies subsidiary to a conciliation process with an independent third party.
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