Raleigh Chopper
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I knew it would be his fault. Schrodinger's Corbyn: Politically impotent, yet capable of unleashing devastating private sector strikes.
Yep usual pathetic crap from wellthickwoody.
I knew it would be his fault. Schrodinger's Corbyn: Politically impotent, yet capable of unleashing devastating private sector strikes.
Sack them all, let the pilots serve the tea and cakes whilst it is on Autopilot , who needs stewards and stewardesses on a plane these days ? Bring on pilot less planes too before they get any big ideas either
To this wage you have to add several thousand pounds worth of staff travel benefits although you have to be with BA for a no. of years before you qualify. One free return flight per year (e.g. to Australia) for you and your family plus heavily discounted fares on BA and other airlines. My brother works for BA (ground staff) and is always jetting off with his wife to USA in particular for free or for peanuts, most trips they get upgraded to club or first class, kids had concessions till early 20s.
I am not sure the figure that is being reported is correct?
They get £2/3 an hour whilst away - some of the stop overs are for 2 or 3 days on top of the basic wage, plus they also get a taking off and landing bonus - granted that is for the company I work for, however I can't imagine BA are paid less.
They then get x amount for food in resort, which most of them keep hold off.
To this wage you have to add several thousand pounds worth of staff travel benefits although you have to be with BA for a no. of years before you qualify. One free return flight per year (e.g. to Australia) for you and your family plus heavily discounted fares on BA and other airlines. My brother works for BA (ground staff) and is always jetting off with his wife to USA in particular for free or for peanuts, most trips they get upgraded to club or first class, kids had concessions till early 20s.
Any BA crew that strike will lose their concessions for themselves and friends and family as they are a non contractual benefit
16k is a bollocks wage. And the CEO of BA is a complete cock. Fair play, and good luck, to them.
To this wage you have to add several thousand pounds worth of staff travel benefits although you have to be with BA for a no. of years before you qualify. One free return flight per year (e.g. to Australia) for you and your family plus heavily discounted fares on BA and other airlines. My brother works for BA (ground staff) and is always jetting off with his wife to USA in particular for free or for peanuts, most trips they get upgraded to club or first class, kids had concessions till early 20s.
To this wage you have to add several thousand pounds worth of staff travel benefits although you have to be with BA for a no. of years before you qualify. One free return flight per year (e.g. to Australia) for you and your family plus heavily discounted fares on BA and other airlines. My brother works for BA (ground staff) and is always jetting off with his wife to USA in particular for free or for peanuts, most trips they get upgraded to club or first class, kids had concessions till early 20s.
Unless of course there is a negotiated settlement between BA and the Union which includes the retention of these.
Do cabin crew save lives? Really? I would imagine if a plane was going down hard, you're all dead anyway.
Either way, cabin crew's main role is not to save lives, it's customer service.
At BA mixed fleet they are paid £3 an hour on top of their basic salary from check in until check out . So you're right that this is paid for the duration of a 3 day trip for example. But they do NOT receive any amount extra for food or a take off and landing bonus . Although shouldnt a landing be routine rather than a bonus ��
Well I am ex BA and have a pretty high priority and the 'free flights' can be a nightmare. Firstly they are far from free and are pretty well always standby. Two years ago we went to Vegas and at the airport coming back there were staff who had been waiting 3 days to get back but couldn't as the flights were full. Turning up at McCarren waiting for 2 hours to be turned away and have to go find a hotel and come back next day and try again isn't much of a perk.
Last year my daughter was stranded in Singapore and I was forced to cough up £800 for a one way to Heathrow.
The hotel discounts you mentioned are c**p, better prices on booking.com
I've pretty well given up using the 'free' flights given the hassle and uncertainty, just not worth it
Do cabin crew save lives? Really? I would imagine if a plane was going down hard, you're all dead anyway.
Either way, cabin crew's main role is not to save lives, it's customer service.
A couple of "recent" emergencies where crew saved lives would be the Hudson River and Emirates flight in Dubai. Not to mention that they are all trained in first aid to a very good standard . Who else is going to help you at 38,000 feet?