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Two one day strikes on 7 and 14 January followed by two day strike on 17th 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Time to break up BAA's London monopoly and Scotland monopoly.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| laundryman wrote: |
| Time to break up BAA's London monopoly and Scotland monopoly. |
I definatly agree with that. We need some competition, especially for london airports.
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This is going to be rubbish for a lot of people as they are saying this action will have to close each of the airports on those days 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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We fly on 19th. That'll be fun!
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I'm flying back into Glasgow from Egypt on 17 January - should be fun!!
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damm, flying out of gatwick on the 19th.....bound to be chaos after a 2 day strike.
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Luckily our flights miss the strike dates and I’m much relived
I do have some sympathy as to the reason for the strike
The fact that the pension scheme is to be closed to new staff may not seem such a big issue but what has happened else where is that in two or three years time it will close altogether. By then there will be a fair proportion of new staff that are not in the scheme and are unlikely to support a strike then.
On the other hand if I was not getting to the mountains because of the strike I would be a very unhappy bunny. Getting back home not as big an issue though.
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Garfield, Thanks for the heads up on this, it directly affects 5 of my group flying out Friday 18th in the evening. one has already rebooked to Bristol. Most Grateful 
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I'm pleased I decided to fly from Birmingham rather than Stansted (which is actually closer) on the 19th as the times are better. I'm assuming (aka hoping, praying) that as Birmingham is not owned by BAA it will not be affected.
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Sorry to all the folks that this may affect but I am pleased my 3 flights are from Coventry, Luton and London City
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Im going out of Heathrow on the 19th.
I have no sympathy for any of the BAA &$^('s. It totally angers me that they should ruin people's (innocent, ordinary people) plans. God if you're not happy then get another job like the rest of us.... GRRRR!
Like it says in that report the existing staff are fine - absolutely rediculous! Not even interested in any of their counter argument - its not my, nor most of the 1.3 million impacted people's problem - so why make it so. Selfish.......................'s
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You know it makes sense.
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Look on the brightside people - there's less chance of them losing your luggage if they're all on strike.
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Christopher, different owners, same union. 
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Poster: A snowHead
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| FenlandSkier wrote: |
| Look on the brightside people - there's less chance of them losing your luggage if they're all on strike. |
No they will still lose your luggage they will just have a new thing to blame for doing it
French air trafic control must be due to strike as well they have been quiet for a few weeks 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Typical!!
I'm flying out of Edinburgh on the 7th and returning the 14th with easyjet. (Going to Meribel via Geneva)
Any suggestions on what i should do? Not really any information stating what is going to happen those days if
there is a strike.
I'm raging, realy looking forward to my trip. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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From what I've read its a third of staff, so mixed reports as to whether its going to impact or not.
I was watching that idiot of a union chairman on TV earlier, proudly stating how much of a mess it should cause. Nice one, Idiot. No doubt he'll get some friendly knocks on his door by miffed travellers! (if not he damn well should..!)
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Colin B, Birmingham will not be affected  We are expecting some of the airlines to switch the some of the flights upto Birmingham on the strike days.
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I notice it says that the strike will (or would) affect Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
Our group have booked to go early on the 18th from Stanstead on Ryanair and I have a taxi booked at the other end (€200 each way). Not sure what to do. Even if they don't close the airport presumably we would get the previous day's strike chaos tided over to us, so going even earlier will not help all that much.
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Supposed to fly to Salzburg on the 17th from stansted...
We are working hard on a plan B..
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| Wear The Fox Hat wrote: |
| We fly on 19th. That'll be fun! |
we fly on the 14th Not going to be fun that day 
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It's just over two weeks until the first strike date - I think a lot of talking will be done up to then, with a good chance the strike may be resolved.
If BAA allows all of the busiest airports in the country to grind to a halt it would cause disruption not just in the UK but around the world.
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StephenFrench, Thanks for that, one less thing to worry about. My sympathy to those flying from BAA airports. If it goes on too long I'm flying out of Stansted in February though.
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genius!! the first time in 2 years we're not flying out of that poo-hole in Luton and it lloks like our flights from Stansted on the 19th will probably be knocked back mopping uo after a 2 day strike, I may as well drive, it might be quicker 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Just re read the BBC artical, so out of 6000 staff, 1,946 want to strike, 1,108 dont want to strike and 2946 arnt members of the unite union. So as long as the 1100 who didnt want to strike work, maybe some planes will get out (fingures crossed Trans atlantic  )
Definatly agree that its about time BAA was broken up, its not right that all the major London airports. Goverment shouldnt have let the deal go though when the Spanish took over without forcing them to sell off Heathrow or Gatwick!
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Was meant to be flying to Denver(via Toronto) on the 14th,I've rescheduled our flights to the 15th.
Don't fancy taking a chance on the unions not changing their minds & having to sit around at Heathrow all day long.
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You know it makes sense.
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| Don't fancy taking a chance on the unions not changing their minds |
If I was a union trying to create chaos I'd change my mind once every 48 hours for the next week about which days to go on strike....some friends visiting in january are doing contingency driving plans. Not so easy to Canada though, what a sod.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Sage, then I'd not give more than the minimum notice!
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I'm flying from Gatwick on 13th and back on 20th so a lucky escape for me.
I joined my company 4 years ago and I couldn't join the final pension scheme. As the company is HBOS, a large bank, it's in a better position than most to maintain such a scheme. If I'm not bitching about that what rights do these guys have to insist that their company mainatins such an expensive scheme.
Still got stupidly militant unions in place that's what's going on. Bring back Maggie I say.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Cymru am Byth wrote: |
| I'm flying from Gatwick on 13th and back on 20th so a lucky escape for me. |
Snap. Wasn't it about the same time last year we also ran into each other in similar circumstances?
Sorry, but nothing merits bringing back that witch (IMHO  ).
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I'm flying from and into Gatwick on 5th and 12th so I miss both (wouldn't have minded being stuck in Chamonix for a couple more days whilst the unions were taught the infinite technicalities of final salary pension schemes!)
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out on the 6th from edinburgh so hope the strikers do not start early!
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mmm flying out from glasgow on the 11th hopefully be okay...........
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At £1.99 (plus £17 taxes) I decided to get insurance with Luton flights. Its a bit later in the day so I wouldn't ski the day I arrive - but at least I'd arrive.
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FAQ
(It made sense to me). You were on your way skiing, dead give away was the full skiing outfit in the departure lounge. You are still the only guy that I have ever seen wearing ski boots in departures.
