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‘Nearly 100%’ of British Airways Flights Cancelled as Pilots Strike
British Airways cancelled nearly all of its flights for Monday and Tuesday after its pilots went on strike for the first time since the airline was founded in 1974.
“Please do not go to the airport,” the airline said on its website.
The union representing the airline’s pilots, the British Airline Pilots Association, had announced plans for the strike in August, amidst a dispute over pay. A second strike is scheduled for September …
American Express Reveals Opening Dates for New Centurion Lounges
American Express announced dates for opening of several of the new Centurion Lounges in its pipeline. A total of six have been announced.
The Centurion Lounge in Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport will open this November, followed by a new Centurion Lounges at London’s Heathrow Airport in the first half of 2020.
Also opening in the first half of next year is what will be the world’s largest Centurion Lounge, …
British Airways Pilots to Strike in September
British Airways pilots are set to strike September 9, 10, and 27 in a dispute over pay, the union that represents the airline’s pilots said.
The British Airline Pilots Association, which represents 90% of the airline’s pilots, said in July that 93% of its membership voted in favor of the industrial action.
The union said that airline had rejected “a number of packages” that it proposed to resolve the dispute, and that …
London Luton Airport to Introduce Express Train from St. Pancras
London Luton Airport announced plans to introduce the Luton Airport Express, a new train service to the airport.
The airport, working with the Dutch transport company Abellio, which is owned by Nederlandse Spoorwegen, the Dutch national rail operator, will introduce the service by the end of 2020. Abellio, which will operate the East Midlands Railway for the next eight years, will invest over £600 million in improvements to rail service across the …
British Airways Recovers from Major Systems Outage
British Airways, which experienced a major computer systems failure that grounded the airline Sunday evening, said early Monday that its operations are “recovering” and all of its systems were back up shortly after midnight.
“We have resolved yesterday’s temporary systems issue, which affected a number of our flights,“ the airline said on its website.
In total, the airline cancelled 143 flights and 506 were delayed, the majority at London’s Heathrow Airport.
The outage, which …
British Airways Computer Outage Delays Hundreds of Flights, Many Cancelled
A computer outage at British Airways on Wednesday left thousands of passengers departing from London airports stranded. The airline has cancelled over 100 flights and posted delays for several hundred more.
“We are experiencing some systems problems this morning which are affecting check-in and flight departures,“ the airline said on its website earlier in the day.
The problem, the airline said, is not a global one: only departures at airports it operates …
Union Suspends Tuesday’s Strike at London’s Heathrow Airport
The planned strike scheduled to take place Tuesday has been cancelled, the union representing over 4,000 workers including security officers, firefighters, and engineers at London’s Heathrow Airport announced.
“Tuesday’s #HeathrowStrike suspended as workers vote on improved pay offer,” the union said in a tweet.
The workers had planed to walk out on both Monday and Tuesday in a dispute over wages, but the union said that it has reached an improved salary …
