Dear British Airways Union,
You suck. Due to your decision to strike from December 22nd to January 2nd, you have majorly FUBAR'd over one million people's travel plans for the holidays. I have heard stories from several brits on the news who are really upset their Boxing Day holiday plans have been ruined due to the strike. As much as I feel for them (I love a good ski holiday just as much as the next girl - nothing like sitting by a fire sipping hot chocolate), I have to say their holiday plans being ruined is really small potatoes.
My sister and I have been looking forward to going home for several months now. I need to be home. Liz needs to be home. If I have to spend Christmas in this country I might scream. After you announced your little strike, all of the other airlines who had reasonable prices over the holidays jumped at the chance to bump them up. Now, I understand the supply and demand theories, but really? Virgin, you are charging me £13,000 for a round trip ticket? For SHAME!!
After whipping out several credit cards (because, surprisingly, not everyone has a spare couple thousand pounds in their accounts to rebook tickets), I've got my ticket home and Liz's ticket taken care of. How gracious of BA to say they will refund your money. Oh wait, scratch that. Only if you actually cancel the flight. So now I have two tickets, because my other option is possibly not having any.
I wish I could say I understand the reasons that BA is so angry to strike. Cutting flight crew from 15 to 14 and instituting a pay freeze for 2 years really doesn't seem like something you can pull a grinch for though. News flash. We are in a recession. I don't know a single company that hasn't had lay offs and pay freezes. Welcome to 2009. The only thing that makes me smile is that no matter what happens, this will be the end of BA. They will lose £15 million if the strike happens. Even if the strike doesn't happen, I don't know a single person that would risk flying with your facockta airlines again.
Len McCluskey, assistant general secretary of the Unite union: If we ever meet, please prepare yourself for a good old can of Jersey whoop ass being brought upon you. You sir, are the living version of the grinch. Sans the growing heart.
I hope you get coal in your stocking, and a pink slip.
Happy Freakin Christmas,
Kat
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6 comments:
Aww that is terrible!!
Boo hiss! Hmmm..perhaps Santa will leave you a little check in your stocking?
So glad you are getting to come home, but boo it was such a pain in the @#%$@#$!
thanks guys...yeah its sucks big time, but one way or another I'll get home!!
i still have a red spot in my eye. i think it's permanent. now for the rest of my life every time i look in the mirror and see the bright red spot in the white of my left eye i'll think of the BA christmas strike of 2009....
And the lesson here is to embrace Continental Airlines and kiss off BA.
I think you should send that letter to a major newspaper in either the US or UK...it's awesome. Thank goodness you get to come home regardless! Hope to see you when you get here!
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