BA cancel 90% of Scottish flights during strike
17.03.10
British Airways Scottish flights will see massive flight cuts this weekend during the planned cabin crew strike, with 90% of its services axed. It will operate just 10 out of 108 flights between Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Heathrow because of the Unite strike over pay, job cuts and working conditions.
As the carrier insisted that from Saturday through to next Monday the majority of its flights remained in its schedule, travellers to and from Scotland are set to bear the brunt of the inconvenience. BA said it aimed to fly 45,000 passengers a day across its UK service, representing about 60% of customers. However, 30,000 a day will still be affected, with just one out of 36 flights between Glasgow and Heathrow operating this weekend, two out of 46 between Edinburgh and Heathrow and seven out of 26 between Aberdeen and Heathrow.
BA has said that passengers can switch to it other flights free of charge and has put in place agreements with 40 other airlines for passengers to switch to their flights too. It flights from Scotland to London City Airport will be unaffected and some flights to Gatwick will also operate.
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