Impact of coronavirus on aviation industry.
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These ground handling companies have been on a race to the bottom for years, treating their staff appallingly, difficult to find any sympathy for them.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52100534
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52100534
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Most of the staff pass on the treatment they get from their management to the passengers.
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And they all get disgracefully treated by the travelling public who have learnt to expect miracles and featherbedding when things go wrong outside the control of said management and therefore handling staff.Capetonian wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:50 amMost of the staff pass on the treatment they get from their management to the passengers.
The behaviour rot increased when our EUSSR friends decided to ***** all over airlines for when things go wrong by insisting on compensation payouts out of proportion to the ticket costs. Yes, some airlines have treated their pax with less than care and courtesy in the past but like a lot of things in the Western world, like PC, ‘wimmins’ roghts’ and snowflake crap, the pendulum has swung too far in the wrong direction and it will hurt big time on the return swing.
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That’s it I need to get back to work, starting painting the kitchen this morning
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Is Virgin Atlantic on the brink due to beervirus? And possibly Squeezy jet too?
From Sky; https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus- ... t-11966892
From Sky; https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus- ... t-11966892
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Mrs ExA, my posts # 114 & 117 of any help?
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A lot of those smug investors may find themselves losing out - it is obvious the UK government think that shareholders should provide the funds. Whether the Chump goes the same way ?? I suppose it depends on many shares he holds?
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Maybe they should write to Delta and KLM/Air France, the major shareholdersMrs Ex-Ascot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:57 pmIs Virgin Atlantic on the brink due to beervirus? And possibly Squeezy jet too?
From Sky; https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus- ... t-11966892
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Or maybe they should look at their own fat-cat salaries, share options and pension pots and come join the average worker at the coalface remuneration rates in order to prolong the life of their company?
When the airlines go tits up they’ll retire gracefully behind the wrought iron of their gated “community” of fellow asset-strippers and wait for the next opportunity to snap up another airline at bargain-basement price from the receivers!
Did I give the impression there that I was a little angry? O M G!
When the airlines go tits up they’ll retire gracefully behind the wrought iron of their gated “community” of fellow asset-strippers and wait for the next opportunity to snap up another airline at bargain-basement price from the receivers!
Did I give the impression there that I was a little angry? O M G!
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Now it’s official
Dear Woody,
Notification of temporary furlough and support under the Government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak is having a significant impact on all of us, and we understand that you may be concerned about your job security, especially as it is also having a profound impact on our business, and our industry as a whole. We have been exploring all of our options and must act now in order to protect jobs in the long term.
As a result of this we have reached an agreement with your trade union to ‘furlough’ you for a temporary period of time. What this means for you is set out in this email.
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Looking on whatever bright side we can, I see AF trying for a huge Euro bail-out. Since we are still a sort of part of the EU and in any case BA is Spanish owned, can we expect the same for BA?
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Boac, you must stop reading the DM, BA is not Spanish owned and paid £300M in Corporation Tax last year, this deal ensures that no British jobs are lost for at least two months, when hopefully things may be a bit clearer, meanwhile I’ve got to finish decorating the kitchen.
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Woody, I hope you would be recalled well before the end of the Government Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
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"BA is not Spanish owned" - if you say so, Woody (my post was a little TiC). However, is it not part of IAG, a Spanish registered company?
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Emirates are to start flying five routes from next week.
https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/br ... 15ce2089af
https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/br ... 15ce2089af
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Outbound from DXB only, but it's a start.
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So the aircraft will return with no pax back to DXB?
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Woody - following up on posts#132/33/35 - this is what 'Forbes' says (I don't read the DM...):
"BA’s CEO is not British, its owner is not a British company, which in turn is managed by an Irishman. BA is the International Airline Group’s low cost European short-haul airline."
Do you disagree?
"BA’s CEO is not British, its owner is not a British company, which in turn is managed by an Irishman. BA is the International Airline Group’s low cost European short-haul airline."
Do you disagree?
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It'll be interesting to see if Stellios gets his way; https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ugust.html
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