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Winter Storms Strike

Submitted by Jon on 20 Dec 2009

With ICAO reporting the worst ever decline in passenger traffic and FlyGlobespan the 26th carrier to fail this year, 2009 is not ending quietly. British Airways cabin crew balloted for a 12 day strike, that was deemed illegal due to voting irregularities leading to a new ballot being scheduled for early next year. This has created a significant PR issue for the airline and has led to bonus BA miles being rewarded to customers still traveling during the originally proposed period of industrial action.

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