British Airways passengers advised to contact their travel insurers

Fri, 26 Feb 2010

British Airways passengers are being urged to contact their travel insurers to ensure they are protected should any strike action go ahead.

Unite, the airline’s largest union recently announced that 7,400 cabin crew have voted in favour of strike action. British Airways staff are angry about cost-cutting measures and new employee contracts that were introduced last November.

Despite 80 per cent of cabin crew who returned their ballot papers voting yes to strike action, the union has not yet announced dates, but has told journalists that the busy Easter period is unlikely to be affected. Any strike action, as a result of the latest ballot, is expected to take place in March. However, passengers have been warned that insurance policies bought after 18 January (when the new ballot was announced) are unlikely to cover cancelled or disrupted flights .

Bob Atkinson, travel expert at travelsupermarket.com. explained: " Insurers will say that passengers knew about the risk of strike action when buying their travel insurance, if this was purchased after 18 January."
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