British Airways says pilot strike may cost US$50m a day
British Airways pilots’ planned strike may cost the airline as much as US$50m a day, the airline said in a lawsuit as it seeks to halt the walkout. Pilots at the airline backed industrial action -- including what would be their first strike in about 4 decades -- with a 93% majority, the British Airline Pilots Association said Monday. While it’s impossible to accurately assess the costs, it’ll be “very substantial indeed,” running to between GBP30m ($37.4m) and GBP40m pounds a day, the airline said in its filings for a hearing at London’s High Court. BA is seeking an injunction to halt the strike, which it expects to start on or soon after Aug 7. “There can be no doubt that the timing of the action is deliberate and is designed to cause the maximum in financial loss and disruption for BA,” the airline said in court filings. <br/>
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British Airways says pilot strike may cost US$50m a day
British Airways pilots’ planned strike may cost the airline as much as US$50m a day, the airline said in a lawsuit as it seeks to halt the walkout. Pilots at the airline backed industrial action -- including what would be their first strike in about 4 decades -- with a 93% majority, the British Airline Pilots Association said Monday. While it’s impossible to accurately assess the costs, it’ll be “very substantial indeed,” running to between GBP30m ($37.4m) and GBP40m pounds a day, the airline said in its filings for a hearing at London’s High Court. BA is seeking an injunction to halt the strike, which it expects to start on or soon after Aug 7. “There can be no doubt that the timing of the action is deliberate and is designed to cause the maximum in financial loss and disruption for BA,” the airline said in court filings. <br/>
