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Virgin Atlantic pilots have voted overwhelmingly to strike over a four per cent pay increase. The strike, which has mass support amongst pilots, had a turnout of 94 per cent with 97 per cent voting in favour of industrial action. Here are all the facts that you need to know about the strike and how any planned industrial action will affect you
BALPA withdrew on Friday to consider its position after another round of talks to avert the Virgin pilots' strike failed. Richard Branson was said to have played a 'key role' in negotiating for Virgin Atlantic but it is expected dates for the strike will be announced on Monday.
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Virgin Atlantic pilots have voted overwhelmingly to strike over a four per cent pay increase. The strike, which has mass support amongst pilots, had a turnout of 94 per cent with 97 per cent voting in favour of industrial action. It is a significant blow to British travellers who will no doubt face holiday chaos this summer. The strike will affect key routes flown by Britain's, including Florida, the Caribbean, the Far East and Australia. The first walk out is expected this July.
The 48-hour strike that started on Tuesday in Greece to protest austerity measures planned by the government has caused disruption to travel throughout the country, particularly Athens, so holidaymakers should monitor information regarding flights, ferries or trains.
Gatwick airport as well as Southern trains on the Brighton to London line was severely disrupted yesterday when a lightning strike hit a Gatwick tower damaging aircraft and train equipment. Trains were disrupted on the Southern line after the strike with passengers experiencing delays and cancellations. Flights from Gatwick airport were suspended and rush hour trains running from both London Bridge and London Victoria were from 2.45pm.
On Thursday 30th June, up to 750,000 members from four unions will cross the picket line causing mass disruption to many public sector services in England and Wales
Richard Branson has reportedly begged Virgin Atlantic pilots to call off the strike action that is set to cause mass chaos and disruption for British travellers this summer. In a written letter, Branson has called on the pilots to call off the industrial action and to reconsider the pay structure that the airline has offered them
British travellers set for summer of chaos despite British Airways deal
Virgin Atlantic pilots have voted overwhelmingly to strike over a four per cent pay increase. The strike, which has mass support amongst pilots, had a turnout of 94 per cent with 97 per cent voting in favour to strike.
Australia faces air transport chaos after ash from Chile's Cordón Caulle volcano shut the country's busiest airports.
Over 750,000 civil servants are set for strike action in support of the teacher's strike which will cause disruption to a million school children. The strike planned by teachers which now has the full support of civil servants is planned for Thursday June 30, with the dispute over public sector pensions.
South West Trains managing director Andy Pitt has apologised for the delays that left hundreds of passengers stuck on a commuter train for nearly five hours. Andy Pitt has offered his apologies to all passengers affected sighting "extremely difficult circumstances" for the chaos. Passengers using the Waterloo line have experienced long delays and cancellations before and feel that they have heard such rhetoric before.
With more and more airlines arguing that even with Iceland's latest ash cloud descending over Europe it is still safe to fly, a flight operations manual released by Airbus has revealed just how damaging a meeting with volcanic ash can be on a modern plane.
As the latest ash cloud currently threatening European travel descends over Scotland, despite investment in new ash cloud detection and monitoring AVOID technology, budget airline easyJet is once again among the first set of airlines to cancel its flights.
A dense cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano was being blown toward Scotland Monday, yesterday. While airlines started to cancel their flights, U.S. President Barack Obama was forced to cut short his visit to Ireland as fears of disruptions similar to those engendered by the Icelandic Eyjafjallajökull eruption in April 2010 mounted.
Following the previous report about easyJet's new AVOID system -- a newly developed ash cloud detection and mapping radar -- the IBTimes attempted to contact the company to see whether the new technology would be used to help manage the forthcoming ash cloud's impact on the global travel industry.
With memory of the widespread disruption last years ash cloud debacle caused British travellers still fresh and another similar cloud reported as on its way, budget airline easyJet's decision to invest in new ash cloud detection technology may well be proven right in the coming days.
