There have been a couple of big stories, and one small one, regarding the aviation industry in the past week or so. And while one of them is more like the early rumblings of a bigger story to come, we’ve decided it’s worthy of attention.
Christmas tis the season to be striking, according to the Daily Telegraph. BA cabin crew may choose to down tools over the festive period in a dispute over working practices. Obviously there is never a good time for this to happen but, if you’re looking to fly away for Christmas, or you’re one of the thousands of people who’ve already booked a December flight, it couldn’t really happen at a worse time.
Unfortunately we’ll just have to wait for developments and see what happens. But in the meantime, you could always follow Heathrow’s new Twitter feed. And if the strikes go ahead we imagine that one of the world’s busiest airports will have plenty of time to update their status and share videos of silly cats.
But there are those working in the aviation industry who (thankfully!) are no longer able to Twitter at work. The two pilots who recently overshot their landing destination by 150 miles were allegedly distracted by their laptops instead of concentrating on the huge blue expanse in front of them. Apparently the use of personal electrical devices in cockpits is still allowed, although we’d be surprised if that continues to be the case for much longer.
So here’s hoping for some good news for those of you planning on flying away for a Christmas break. Obviously there’s no guarantee of a completely stress-free holiday but if you fancy raising the odds somehow you could always choose a festive break in the UK or the Continent.
