BASSA's mentality defies belief.
The reason we have been asking for the window blinds to be closed is to keep the sun's heat out of the cabin. One of the first things the cabin crew moan about when they get onboard is how hot the cabin can get. Yes we could run the APU all day with massive fuel costs or pay rent on the fixed pre-conditioned air OR we could just shut the blinds.
The pilots usually consider their colleagues by closing all the flight deck blinds and even constructing sun shades out of charts etc. This so the new crew have a nicer working environment when they get onboard. Why don't the cabin crew - don't you like your colleagues?
More to the point, this is a typical example of why BASSA has to go. It is straight out of the 1970s when the unions tried to control the way the company is run. Well cabin crew, you are paid to turn uip and do what the company requires you to do unless it controvenes H&S laws or a particular agreement. You are lucky that you conditions are not the same as Easyjet where they do pick up the litter !!!!!
