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Old 29th Jul 2003, 04:45
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Aeroflirt, that is about the first sincere sounding posting I have read from someone who is that side of the counter. I am at the moment in Zurich and the aviation industry there is a salutory lesson to anyone who takes their job for granted. Swiss is in dire straits, with fleets are being cut, hundreds of pilots are being laid off. Aerotechnic is laying off, Gate gourmet the catering arm is laying off, hundreds of people around the airport are losing their jobs. The mood is grim.
The intransigent attitude being taken by the union and BA strikers is quite frankly a little bit fascinating in a macabre sort of way, almost as one would watch someone who is contemplating jumping from a building. Self destructive comes to mind.
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