Heathrow is working well, despite the strike.

The fifth terminal in London Heathrow continues to operate normally despite the massive strike of airline crews British Airways (BA), including through the work of the VA with its occupants, who warned in advance to cancel flights, said RIA Novosti CEO Willie Walsh . "All is well, the airport rather loaded today, as you can see, the flights depart and arrive normally," - said Walsh, who in the first day of a four-day protest in person is in Heathrow. The Executive Director communicates with the airline's employees and volunteers, monitoring the situation during the massive protests, which is held in tension for the UK transport system time before the Easter holidays. At the same time in the airport on Saturday, calmly enough, people will not stand in queues and do not try to change the tickets, but on the scoreboard no information about cancellations. In addition, some flights that BA can not do by itself, carried out by other carriers. "We are prepared in advance and warned our clients about all the cancellations sent to all the recommendations about how to proceed if a flight is canceled," - added Walsh. He confirmed that during the strike, which will last until the end of the day Tuesday, the airline plans to keep lifting to a minimum and to implement up to 75% of flights - as long-haul, and neighbors. Last week - from 20 to 22 March - the first of two major strikes, which had previously voted for union members Unite, representing the interests of VA employees, failing to reach an agreement with the company regarding the change of working conditions. The dispute between the Unite union and the carrier began in 2009 because of the company's plans to reduce the number of crew members on long-haul flights from 15 to 14 and freeze a two-year wage growth. BA, tolerate record losses, hopes for new measures to save up to 62.5 million pounds sterling. The union previously proposed alternative measures to reduce wages by 2,6% and the transition of some employees to part-time jobs that would allow companies to save up to 63 million pounds. However, VA disagreed, and offered her a compromise settlement of the dispute did not find understanding from Unite. Is expected to be affected only Heathrow, London City Airport and the Airport Gatwick, flights will be sent on schedule. Fully restore the schedule of flights the company promises to April 2.