As chaotic scenes continue to grip airports around the UK, an experienced pilot with Britain’s national carrier has warned that more hard times are set to come. The British Airways (BA) pilot has also said that there are certain times of the summer that people should not book flights for.
The pilot, whose identity has been kept secret, spoke to the Mirror that the airline will continue to experience problems all the way through to the winter. It comes as passengers find themselves in crazy queues at airports across the nation, including at Bristol, with floods of flights being cancelled or delayed as well.
Speaking about life at BA currently, the pilot said morale is at its lowest ever level and lots of senior staff are considering leaving their job. On top of this, pilots are suffering from burnout.
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The pilot said that the issues lie with what has been seen as a mismanagement during the Covid pandemic and a “knee jerk” reaction which led to staff being cut. The impact on the airline is that now it is facing a struggle to get its services running to pre-pandemic standards.
Looking ahead, the pilot said the picture is looking bleak for the next few months, which may dismay passengers looking to get away for the summer holidays. The pilot said they expect more planes to be grounded, with BA already having already cancelled 10 per cent of services between March and October.
The pilot said: “A pilot I was speaking to the other day said he hadn’t been worked this hard in 15 years at the company. We’re full on at the moment. There are not many happy people right now. It is a perfect storm.”
They went onto say that there appears to be much lower demand for flights in general as businesses and people look to save money. The pilot said people have been left asking how they can get around the losses while getting as much help and money from the Government at the same time.
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