British Airways flight attendants went on strike at midnight
Hundreds of BA flights are canceled, however BA maintains that it is flying about 60 percent of their flights. British Airways claims that more workers are showing up than expected and that they can keep more planes scheduled than anticipated. Seems only the passengers are suffering with the uncertainty.
The Unite union, which represents crew members, said more than 80 planes were grounded at Heathrow and an “enormous” amount of flights had been canceled.
BA said enough staff were turning up to maintain its revised schedule and let it reinstate some additional flights.
Staff are striking over pay and working conditions, with a further four-day walkout planned for 27 March.
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Forbes presents some thumbnail etiquette advice for the world’s most visited countries. Here is a sample from each country. Click to through to the Forbes article to get more tips. You never know when a social gaffe might destroy a budding friendship.
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Over the past year and certainly over the last few months, fears about the effects of radiation on passengers passing through whole-body scanners have been splashed across newspaper headlines. The bottom line from researchers: Its OK — It would take something like 1,000 screenings per individual per year to exceed radiation standards.
We are safe! Radiation won’t kill us. But, what about all of those TSA screeners?
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Where are our Congressional watchdogs these days? When it comes to counter-terrorism issues, they are all hiding. No one wants to seem to be soft on terror even as our pockets are being picked by misdirected spending and millions of Americans are facing more and more travels hassles.
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