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Local travellers face no new turbulence despite labour strife

There should be no further interruptions for London-bound travellers, a local British Airways official promised.

British Airways manager Philip Troake last week said: "There should be nothing that will affect Bermuda.'' But he admitted that the issues, which prompted flight attendants to take strike action last week, were still unresolved.

On July 10, about 200 passengers were rerouted and rescheduled after strike action by flight attendants halted the flight.

The attendants are unhappy with working conditions.

"It is fair to say that the issues have not been resolved,'' Mr. Troake added. "The company is waiting for input from the union, but no further work stoppages are planned.'' And he admitted that the airline was not completely "back to normal.

"We have had people out sick, so the schedule is not quite back to normal.'' The Associated Press reported that British Airways was forced to cancel hundreds of flights worldwide due to the flight attendants' strike.

And last week AP reported that British Airways had asked striking flight attendants to come up with a counter proposal to its pay plan, saying it would consider any offer that cuts enough operating costs.