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Title: WSOP - Potential Virgin Atlantic Pilots Strike! Post by: duncthehat on May 17, 2011, 12:11:12 PM Typical my first visit to the wsop though in vegas prior to the ballot finishing:
FROM FT.com Virgin Atlantic faces pilot strike threat Pilots at Virgin Atlantic Airways are set to ballot for industrial action in a dispute over pay which could see the airline controlled by Sir Richard Branson facing the first strike in its 27-year history. The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa), which represents 85 per cent of Virgin’s 750 flight crew, said it would begin balloting its members next week after talks with Acas, the government conciliation service, failed to broker an agreement. Results of the balloting are due on June 21. If there is enough support for industrial action, the union will need to give the company seven days notice, which means the first strike dates could come in early July in the run-up to the busy holiday period. The dispute centres on pay and follows a freeze agreed to by pilots since 2008 to help the airline through the economic downturn. Balpa said Virgin Atlantic had offered pilots a 4 per cent increase this year, followed by a 3 per cent rise in 2012 and 2013. Title: Re: WSOP - Potential Virgin Atlantic Pilots Strike! Post by: redsimon on May 17, 2011, 01:17:43 PM Unless I win a satty I'll be back before any strike....Just hope it doesn't linger on until September tho :(
Title: Re: WSOP - Potential Virgin Atlantic Pilots Strike! Post by: Rupert on May 17, 2011, 01:22:17 PM Yeah really hope they aren't still on strike in November
Title: Re: WSOP - Potential Virgin Atlantic Pilots Strike! Post by: boldie on May 17, 2011, 01:37:32 PM Always makes me wish for Mrs Thatcher when I read that unions think 4% and 3% isn't enough.
Title: Re: WSOP - Potential Virgin Atlantic Pilots Strike! Post by: gobby on May 17, 2011, 03:09:55 PM nooooooooooooooooo
I've had my direct flights booked for July for well over 3 months now. Didn't need this kind of trouble. Title: Re: WSOP - Potential Virgin Atlantic Pilots Strike! Post by: MLHMLH on May 17, 2011, 10:20:49 PM Typical my first visit to the wsop though in vegas prior to the ballot finishing: FROM FT.com Virgin Atlantic faces pilot strike threat Pilots at Virgin Atlantic Airways are set to ballot for industrial action in a dispute over pay which could see the airline controlled by Sir Richard Branson facing the first strike in its 27-year history. The British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa), which represents 85 per cent of Virgin’s 750 flight crew, said it would begin balloting its members next week after talks with Acas, the government conciliation service, failed to broker an agreement. Results of the balloting are due on June 21. If there is enough support for industrial action, the union will need to give the company seven days notice, which means the first strike dates could come in early July in the run-up to the busy holiday period. The dispute centres on pay and follows a freeze agreed to by pilots since 2008 to help the airline through the economic downturn. Balpa said Virgin Atlantic had offered pilots a 4 per cent increase this year, followed by a 3 per cent rise in 2012 and 2013. Absolutely no way Branson will let this happen! Title: Re: WSOP - Potential Virgin Atlantic Pilots Strike! Post by: easypickings on May 21, 2011, 12:02:25 PM Am I right in thinking that flights with Ba from Heathrow are both much more avaliable and much cheaper at the moment?
Title: Re: WSOP - Potential Virgin Atlantic Pilots Strike! Post by: Simon Galloway on May 21, 2011, 12:39:08 PM Am I right in thinking that flights with Ba from Heathrow are both much more available and much cheaper at the moment? Virgin are available daily, economy is £7-800 for WSOP. BA looks about the same to me (no co-incidence there that their prices are in line..) but if you can find BA a lot cheaper than that, pls lmk. I'd pick one carrier and keep with them to build up reward miles, and only switch if the price ever gets far enough out of line to be worthwhile. WSOP dates are set so far in advance though, that the real answer is to be organised and pick up a sale fare after Christmas for £4-500 or P.E. for the same £800 that economy costs now? Title: Re: WSOP - Potential Virgin Atlantic Pilots Strike! Post by: easypickings on May 21, 2011, 12:54:15 PM Ah yes cheers, my mistake was that I was was loking at £360 flights, but you pay for each leg individually. So, they're as disappointingly expensive for someone who's left it quite late, whoops
Title: Re: WSOP - Potential Virgin Atlantic Pilots Strike! Post by: MPOWER on May 22, 2011, 10:27:32 PM This may have something to do with Air Travel.
Strike or no Strike Regards M Title: Re: WSOP - Potential Virgin Atlantic Pilots Strike! Post by: Rotty on May 22, 2011, 11:04:00 PM They've also managed to blow away some of the seat database so my nice seat selections have gone :(
Title: Re: WSOP - Potential Virgin Atlantic Pilots Strike! Post by: duncthehat on May 23, 2011, 11:53:45 AM This may have something to do with Air Travel. Strike or no Strike Regards M Yeah great. 2nd attempt to play in wsop. Failed 2 years through no fault of my own. I fucking hate Iceland!! Title: Re: WSOP - Potential Virgin Atlantic Pilots Strike! Post by: Simon Galloway on May 23, 2011, 01:10:23 PM Virgin:
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