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British Airways Strikes, GDC and SXSW

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Here’s how to avoid industrial action impacting on your plans to get from the UK to either GDC in San Francisco on March 8th, or SXSW in Austin starting on March 11th. Don’t fly British Airways. Now that might be a bit unfair, but unless you were paying attention when you booked your tickets to fly out and avoided Willie Walsh’s struggling airline there’s a good chance you’ll be flying with British Airways this March to attend the big US conferences. If that’s the case, you’re going to be in for a nervous week. With the strike vote announced yesterday,

An Open Letter to British Airways CEO Willie Walsh

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Dear Willie Walsh, There’s not one thing that I want to bring to your attention. There’s not been one massive single incident that I can point and say that’s the tipping point (although I’m about to point out two or three areas). But let’s be honest here… British Airways really is sliding down the pan. I’m sure that you’ll be able to point out some of the new innovations when this is put to you (such as the London City to JFK route on BA001 which I think is a lovely yet out of reach for me idea, or the