28-May-2010 9:35 AM

Unite cabin crew: BA strike update, day 11

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27-May-2010 BA continues to operate a significantly reduced schedule and within this reduced timetable, BA has already cancelled 123 of its 290 scheduled departures.

So far, 21 long haul flights have been cancelled, as well as 102 Eurofleet short haul routes.

Among those routes cancelled are flights to LA, Phoenix, Johannesburg and many of the domestic flights including those to Manchester and Glasgow, as well as flights to key business destinations such as Geneva and Charles de Gaulle.

BA is continuing to bolster its reduced schedule by paying chartered airlines and aircraft from partner airlines to operate 56 BA flights. 16 departures will be operated by charter airlines with 40 operated by codeshare (competitor airlines) including Aer Lingus, Qantas and Finnair.

Striking crew also report that BA managers are calling them at home offering them much-sought after trips to destinations such as Rio or Hong Kong in an effort to entice them back to work next week.

With the strike now in day 11, the dispute has cost BA £77 million at least.