17th Mar 10
British Airways strike leads to higher ticket prices
by Katie Naylor
The looming British Airways cabin crew strike is set to cause massive increases in air fares, affecting thousands of holidaymakers. The cheapest economy ticket to New York on Saturday, the first day of the strike, is almost £1400.
The strike by 13,500 cabin crew has also led to a seat shortage on other carriers and the few tickets which are available are being sold at a significantly higher amount than the usual cost.
B8ut, according to the airline’s website, the same trip from London to New York is available for as low as £259 on the Tuesday, the day after the BA stop-work.
Director of a travel website Cheapflights, Francesca Ecsery, said that the biggest surge had been on transatlantic routes.
She said that prices have risn from £830 to as high as £3124 return for flights departing London to New York during the strike dates. After Easter in the first week of April, these prices will drop back to around £400 return, and it is therefore important for customers to compare fares before they fly.
The few seats available for Miami on American Airlines on Saturday are also quoted with nothing below £1000.
The prices for Virgin Atlantic are also higher on strike days, with the cost of a flight to Los Angeles the day before the strike available for £466.80, however, on the Monday during the strike, the price jumps significantly to £1,700.80.
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