Do you think Pilot's Pay demands will end in a Strike at BA?
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I'm suprised the LH LGW situation is not well known a LHR (I'm assuming that's where you are as if you weren't you would know), what do you think all these slots BA bought off of Sabena at LHR are being used on - routes from LGW. Buenos Aires was first then there were some others - now there are another 7 routes going to LHR on the winter schedule - and that's just LH! At sunny short haul we've had cuts and now the last of our band 4 routes e.g LED, TIP are going to LHR in the winter schedule.
So to answer your question NO - BA at LGW is not expanding it'a contracting. However we at SH have seen over 150 transfers to SH LHR to make up for our surplus of crew due to these route transfers - we've also had a very good take up on part time contracts and unpaid leave.
LH LGW have not been as lucky. They did not meet their unpaid leave quota and also have not had the proportional amount of transfers to LH LHR as routes - so... leaving excess crew at LGW begging for work and LHR crew working their socks off and coining it!
The situation is finally being resolved with transfers being actioned this October but that hasn't helped the people down here for the last few months with mortgages to pay who have seen their monthly salaries cut by £700 - £1000 a month. We all live within our means ( I know i do!) and that kind of salary cut is devistating especially when all there is for your fleet (LH LGW) is more cutbacks and route transfers. Could you stomach that kind of cut in your wages for the past 6 months with no hope of it improving?
Hope that answers your questions MMouse, feel free to look at the BASSA or CC89 sites and I think the gravity of the situation for the people involved will become apparent to you.
So to answer your question NO - BA at LGW is not expanding it'a contracting. However we at SH have seen over 150 transfers to SH LHR to make up for our surplus of crew due to these route transfers - we've also had a very good take up on part time contracts and unpaid leave.
LH LGW have not been as lucky. They did not meet their unpaid leave quota and also have not had the proportional amount of transfers to LH LHR as routes - so... leaving excess crew at LGW begging for work and LHR crew working their socks off and coining it!
The situation is finally being resolved with transfers being actioned this October but that hasn't helped the people down here for the last few months with mortgages to pay who have seen their monthly salaries cut by £700 - £1000 a month. We all live within our means ( I know i do!) and that kind of salary cut is devistating especially when all there is for your fleet (LH LGW) is more cutbacks and route transfers. Could you stomach that kind of cut in your wages for the past 6 months with no hope of it improving?
Hope that answers your questions MMouse, feel free to look at the BASSA or CC89 sites and I think the gravity of the situation for the people involved will become apparent to you.
