BA 11 Month Contracts- Cabin Crew
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From: london
aar4n5,
are you a manager by any chance?! I agree that LGW has been left to BA's hands to do what they wish and the unions could do more to help but I doubt that BA will find it easy to break LHR terms and conditions. Surely they will try their best as usually they do
are you a manager by any chance?! I agree that LGW has been left to BA's hands to do what they wish and the unions could do more to help but I doubt that BA will find it easy to break LHR terms and conditions. Surely they will try their best as usually they do
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From: london
I work at Gatwick (not as a manager) and the only thing left to take away is the onboard product which im sure the company will not do as they would lose too many passenegers.
Gatwick shorthaul barely breaks even at the moment and many routes have been cut for the winter and then some more are being cut at the start of the summer timetable. However the longhaul operation at Gatwick is very profitable with the loads factors being almost 100%, when XL went bust most of the carribbean flying program for the winter sold out.
If any chages are to take place at Gatwick it will be targeted at the shorthaul operation and there has been talk of this going altogether.
Gatwick shorthaul barely breaks even at the moment and many routes have been cut for the winter and then some more are being cut at the start of the summer timetable. However the longhaul operation at Gatwick is very profitable with the loads factors being almost 100%, when XL went bust most of the carribbean flying program for the winter sold out.
If any chages are to take place at Gatwick it will be targeted at the shorthaul operation and there has been talk of this going altogether.
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From: uk
aar4n5,
I can assure you that whatever BA have planned for LHR isn't going to happen without a good fight. Don't underestimate the crew at LHR. BASSA is strong and we won't let it happen without a good fight.
I can assure you that whatever BA have planned for LHR isn't going to happen without a good fight. Don't underestimate the crew at LHR. BASSA is strong and we won't let it happen without a good fight.
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From: greater london
BA 11 month contratcs-Cabin Crew
Hi, I'm EF LHR crew and have operated flights from LGW in the winter last year because of crew shortage. The service at LGW is reduced (choice of drinks especially) compared to the one we offer at LHR that's why the company only need 4 or 5 crew on a LGW-MAN and need 6 on a LHR-MAN. I'm very happy with our current crew compliment at LHR, thank you very much, I don't think our pax would appreciate being thrown food on their laps ,catch me if you can style, without a word from the crew because there isn't enough of us to deliver a consistent service. With the choice of drinks we offer at LHR, pax always take for ever to choose what they want or whether they want ice and lemon with their G and T, we need 6 crew on a MAN. However sometimes the way crew level is managed is a bit of a joke.
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From: ABZ
I can assure you that whatever BA have planned for LHR isn't going to happen without a good fight. Don't underestimate the crew at LHR. BASSA is strong and we won't let it happen without a good fight.
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From: London
Does anyone know if ba are going to recruit again for euro fleet or the temp contract?
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From: YVR
I remember back in the day when GLA, LGW, LHR, BFS, MAN and I think BHX were all mainline bases. When I was there, they slowly converted them over to subsidiaries, one by one. The only thing left is LHR WW and EF in terms of mainline. They have been slowly but steadily, widdling down the mainline crews, finally surrounding LHR. Also, back when LGW short haul became EuroGatwick, those crew had to stay there for 3 years before transferring to LHR Eurofleet (it was called LHR NBA at that time) and only then could they put in for a transfer to longhaul/jumbos, being on shorthaul at LHR. The other subsidiaries had no option to come over to mainline. Does anyone remember Flying Colours? Ayling's wife's company? where they used our 777's and flight deck and put their crews on some LGW long haul routes? It started then...BASSA for reasons I cannot remember frankly, did not block that.
I think the writing is on the wall sadly, but these temporary contracts are going to be a thing of the norm. BA and all other airlines are out to end the cabin crew career, which I am upset about, but it seems like they are all up to it. I cringe when I hear about the changes at BA, because they sound terribly North American, and I am sure you are all aware of how badly paying the industry is over there.
I think the writing is on the wall sadly, but these temporary contracts are going to be a thing of the norm. BA and all other airlines are out to end the cabin crew career, which I am upset about, but it seems like they are all up to it. I cringe when I hear about the changes at BA, because they sound terribly North American, and I am sure you are all aware of how badly paying the industry is over there.
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From: london
I've got to say,with one exception!!,as a CSD the 11 contract crew have been great and I will be sad to see any of them go.Hard working,enthusiastic and good fun.
Hard times at present will make it hard for BA to keep you.If I had a say there would be a lot of the dead wood/'don't give a !!!!! people out before you.
Hope there is a turn round and we can welcome you back.
Best of luck.
WTDWL.
JetPhotos.Net Photo » G-BNWR (CN: 25732) British Airways Boeing 767-336(ER) by jetman41
Hard times at present will make it hard for BA to keep you.If I had a say there would be a lot of the dead wood/'don't give a !!!!! people out before you.
Hope there is a turn round and we can welcome you back.
Best of luck.
WTDWL.
JetPhotos.Net Photo » G-BNWR (CN: 25732) British Airways Boeing 767-336(ER) by jetman41
