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Million passengers face airport chaos; Is it worth the hassle?
Topic Started: Dec 22 2007, 11:41 AM (171 Views)
Steelstallions
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/de...ustry.transport

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More than 1 million air passengers face a miserable start to the new year after staff at Britain's largest airport owner voted for a wave of strikes next month.

BAA runs Heathrow and Gatwick plus five other UK airports, which it will shut if unions go ahead with planned 24-hour walkouts from 6am on January 7 and 14, followed by a 48-hour strike on January 17. The industrial action will affect at least 1.3 million passengers, who will either have to book flights from alternative airports or journey by other means, while travel from BAA airports will also be disrupted on the days immediately after the strikes.

Unite represents 5,800 BAA staff, and the union called the strikes because the airport group closed its final salary pension scheme to new entrants. Brendan Gold, Unite's national aviation secretary, said: "Without doubt, in my view, it will result in the closure of those seven airports during that timeframe [and cause] a huge amount of disruption."


Its already a stressfull time of the year, then on top of that you have to start packing suitcases, sorting out injections, hoping the kids dont catch flu from school, then gamble on strikes.
To be in a place where the locals are having to work Christmas and smile for your pleasure.

I would sooner go in January when the blitz is over and the Winter Blues start
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I get back just before these strikes start - thank goodness!
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Steelstallions,Dec 22 2007
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I would sooner go in January when the blitz is over and the Winter Blues start

But the strikes are in January???
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I never go anywhere by plane in the winter.
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The STIG,Dec 22 2007
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Steelstallions,Dec 22 2007
12:41 PM
I would sooner go in January when the blitz is over and the Winter Blues start

But the strikes are in January???

Should have been more clear, end of Jan to February.

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