LONDON – British Airways‘ cabin crew will no longer be flying to Orlando, Sydney and New York for discount rates after the airline withdrew staff benefits as a result of the ongoing strike action.
BA has written to all the members of the Unite union who are currently taking industrial action to tell them that they will no longer be able to get special deals on flights, as this was a non-contractual perk given at BA’s discretion.
Previously, cabin crew could get unlimited discount standby tickets and after a certain length of service, were also entitled to a free business class flight on which they would only have to pay air passenger duty.