Walnut asked:
As the strike is official then until 90 days has elapsed BA is unable to employ replacements from outside the company. Hence the great push to find replacement C/C company volunteers, which is legal. If this strike gets protracted can BA survive 90 days on this basis.?
The volunteer cabin crew have potentially signed up to six months of cc duties. That is how long the company's contingency plans currently run to. Only yesterday the company was reminding employees it is still not too late to volunteer for cc duties, even more courses are planned! This is a long term solution,
not just to cover a few days in March!
Operations at LGW and LCY will be barely affected. Please also realise that 6000 strikers could potentially (and for various reasons) be completely replaced by perhaps one third of that number, working harder, over a shortish period! Of course wet leasing of a/c eases the burden on BA even further.
It's absolutely crystal clear that BA's plans are extensive, very well advanced, and absolutely workable.
BA can easily survive long enough to offer employment to plenty of 'ex' cabin crew from other airlines, who sadly find themselves currently lacking an employer! (Undoubtedly giving them a payrise too!)
There can only be one winner here!
The aircraft is about to leave the departure gate. You are either on it, or you (and your baggage) will be offloaded.... For good!