I n an ongoing pay dispute which saw British Airways narrowly avert a Christmas Day strike, Unite union, that represents airline’s cabin crew, announced a 48-hour walkout for later in January.
Vanosvika zviuru zviviri nemazana manomwe evashandi vepamakabhini vanofanirwa kuramwa mabasa kubva muna Ndira gumi mushure mekuramba chibvumirano chakapihwa nendege muna Zvita, mubatanidzwa wakadaro.
Mwedzi wapera kupihwa kwakadzivisa kufamba kwairongwa kweKisimusi naZvita 26 (Zuva reBhokisi), asi makumi manomwe muzana enhengo dzeBatanidza dzakabatanidzwa mukupokana dzakazoiramba muvhoti yakapera muna Ndira 70.
Chiitiko cheindasitiri chinosanganisira vashandi vekabhini yeBritish Airways vakabatana nendege mushure megore ra2010 uye vanoshanda musanganiswa wendege pfupi nedzerefu.
Vakabatana vakati vanowana muhoro wepagore unodarika zviuru gumi nezviviri zvemadhora neimwe mari inotarwa nenguva inopedzerwa mumhepo, sangano remubatanidzwa rakati rinomanikidza vamwe vashandi kuti vawane mabasa echipiri.
Oliver Richardson, Unite national officer, akati anotarisira kuti nhaurirano nendege dzinogona kuvandudzwa.
"Kubatana kunoramba kuine tarisiro yekuti nhaurirano inoenderana nezvishuwo zvenhengo dzedu inogona kuzadzikiswa uye inokurudzira British Airways kuti iite nhaurirano dzinovaka dzekugadzirisa mihoro yehurombo," akadaro.
Those involved in the strike account for 15 percent of British Airways cabin crew and the airline said it aimed to have all customers travel to their destinations during the walk-out.
"Tinoodzwa mwoyo zvakanyanya kuti Unite yasarudza zvakare kunanga vatengi vedu.
"Isu takatarisana nekuchengetedza vatengi vedu kubva kuchiitiko ichi chisingakoshi uye chisina kurongeka," British Airways yakadaro mukutaura.
Ndege haina kupa humbowo hwekupa kwayo kune vashandi vekombi, asi vakati chikumbiro ichi chakaratidza mubhadharo nemamwe makambani ekuUK.
