Economy Class & Beyond

It’s another Lufthansa Strike (2nd September)

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We're off again, with Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) calling out its members who work for Lufthansa - in effect, grounding the airline tomorrow (2nd September). The strike will run from 00:01 to 23:59 hrs. (Central European Summer Time; GMT+2). Unsurprisingly, the strike will have an impact on flight operations, as the summer holiday period is coming to the end. Lufthansa and … [Read more...]

UK Train Drivers strike – Saturday 13th August

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We're sticking with the rails this week, as we've got another railway strike inbound, affecting 11 of the rail operators in the United Kingdom.  Good luck getting a train out of Euston Station for a start – Image, Economy Class and Beyond. This week's rail strike will affect passengers travelling with the following companies (whose members are part of the ASLEF … [Read more...]

Lufthansa and Ver.di at loggerheads – Strike Action today

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All is not well between Lufthansa and the Ver.di union, with a strike in the offing today (Wednesday 27th) - to the point where flying Lufthansa tomorrow isn't an idea to consider. Ver.di's timing is in just before the peak travel season kicks in - for maximum effect, it seems. As such, the flying programmes for the airline have been hit hard, with the ground staff … [Read more...]

Hitting more buffers: National Rail Strike (27th July)

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For those who are planning to travel by train on the 27th... the simple advice is Do Not Travel as another round of strikes is about to kick off. What parts of the UK Rail network will be open?  Network Rail has provided a map. What is the general service pattern? Like the last strike, it's going to be a limited service operating between 07:30 and … [Read more...]

The train to nowhere – UK National Rail Strike Day 3

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With zero movements from either side of the dispute, we've arrived at Day 3 of the National Rail Strike. What might be open if we're lucky - Image, Network Rail - https://www.networkrail.co.uk/industrial-action/. If we're lucky, 20% of trains will operate on limited parts of the UK National Rail Network, with most main lines having some sort of service, whilst branch … [Read more...]

UK National Rail Strike – Let the chaos roll

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For those of you who are thinking of heading to the railways in the United Kingdom to travel this week... I'd consider delaying your travels until next week, as a national rail strike, impacting the rail network and rail operating companies is set to start today (Tuesday), impacting travel for the rest of the week  What might be open if we're lucky - Image, Network Rail - … [Read more...]

Heathrow Airport workers plan four days of strike action

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It seems strike action is in Heathrow Airport's future, with workers represented by Unite the Union planning to walk out over plans to fire and rehire its 4,000 workers on reduced pay. It could get a lot quieter inside Terminal 5 if the proposed strike action goes ahead - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The strike action by members of Unite, the UK’s principal aviation union, … [Read more...]

BALPA Suspends upcoming British Airways Strike Action

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For those of you re-planning your travels due to the upcoming British Airways strike action - there's good news as BALPA (the union that represents the British Airways pilots) have decided to call off their pending action on the 27th September. The union says the strikes 9th and 10th September had demonstrated the anger and resolve of pilots. According to the union, it's … [Read more...]