"...every company or person with 2 brain cells ro rub together understands the stupidity of paying in advance for a BA ticket,..."
Cabot:
We will have to simply agree to disagree. We have had only two real difficulties regarding strike time flights that I've heard of and both were resolved without too much trouble.
Granted, if any of us found ourselves dropped onto Ryan Air I'm sure that there would be serious...but the travel office seems to be having no problem. Much depends upon examining the situation and specific circumstances and looking to book BA when possible. Not quite as dramatic or difficult as some would have us believe.