Heathrow cab drivers forced to live in taxis and set up shanty towns while waiting in 24-hour queues
One cabbie claims they are having to sleep on hammocks and mattressed inside their taxis
Heathrow cab drivers are being forced to sleep in their cars (Image: Getty Images)
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Heathrow Workers Newsletter No.5
What’s been going on?!
If you’ve been a worker at Heathrow over the last year, chances are, you’ve either been through a redundancy process, seen your pay and conditions attacked, lost all your overtime, been on furlough, or all of the above. It has been a unique experience. Previous aviation crises, like the fallout from the 9/11 attacks in 2001 and the financial crisis of 2008, while severe, are dwarfed by the sheer scale of the current disruption. It has been draining, both emotionally and financially. As is the case with situations like this, we have seen the best and the worst of people. We tend to show our true colours when faced with this level of adversity. We’ve witnessed workmates throw others under the bus to save their own jobs, bullying, harassment and snivelling to management of the highest order. But, many people have shown a lot of courage and decency. Workers have been striking to protect their colleagues pay and condition
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BBC News
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The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has rejected a disproportionate request for funding from Heathrow which would have hiked airport charges by 10%.
Heathrow is attempting to offset losses incurred because of the pandemic.
CAA has instead sanctioned a smaller increase which will allow Heathrow to fund the reopening of terminals as air traffic begins to recover.
The CAA regulates what Heathrow can charge users, such as airlines.
Those airlines can then choose to pass on the charges to their passengers.
The CAA said this would have increased airport charges by 10%, amounting to roughly £2 per passenger.
BBC News
Published
image copyrightGetty Images
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has rejected a disproportionate request for funding from Heathrow which would have hiked airport charges by 10%.
Heathrow is attempting to offset losses incurred because of the pandemic.
CAA has instead sanctioned a smaller increase which will allow Heathrow to fund the reopening of terminals as air traffic begins to recover.
The CAA regulates what Heathrow can charge users, such as airlines.
Those airlines can then choose to pass on the charges to their passengers.
The CAA said this would have increased airport charges by 10%, amounting to roughly £2 per passenger.