British Airways Cancels Over 1,000 Flights Over Strike

The three-day strike at the beginning of one of the busiest times of the year forced British Airways to cancel over 1,000 of its scheduled 1,950 flights during that time, even with attempting to transfer many of their passengers to competitors.

All the work done wasn't enough to come close to dealing with the situation, as thousands of passengers were left without means of traveling to their destinations.

There is a second strike planned for March 27-30, which in essence is pretty much a continuation of the first strike, as the disruptions from the first strike really won't be over before the second strike begins.

The money lost already for the airlines stands at £25 million, with estimates before it's through of losses reaching as high as £63 million.

Most of these losses came from canceled tickets and other contingencies related to the strike.

It does show a complete selfishness by the unions, as is usually the case, as they refuse to accept the economic realities we live in and demand they get paid beyond what the market can bear.

After the two strikes are over, the estimated £63 million trying to be saved by adjusting wages and working conditions to the economic climate we now live in, will be what British Airways was trying to save with the changes which led to the ill-advised strikes.