81.   The prince met cabin crews and check-in staff, predominantly from British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, bmi-British Midland and American airlines.

82.   The strike, sponsored by the National Union of Commercial Navigation Employees, composed mainly of cabin crew, is a continuation of a strike started last summer.

83.   The walkout by cabin crew forced British Airways to cancel hundreds of flights and left tens of thousands of people stranded in airports.

84.   The unaccompanied child pushed a call button in the lavatory to alert the cabin crew to her predicament.

85.   The union representing most cabin crew at British Airways said Friday it was mailing strike ballots to members because it cannot resolve a pay dispute with the company.

86.   There also are no deals with the two other unions representing the pilots and the cabin crews.

87.   The unions joining the strike include pilots, cabin crews and ground personnel.

88.   Two senior hostesses have returned from training in the United Kingdom and after Christmas will begin drilling the cabin crew, who are hired.

89.   We are all on safe ground at the Malaysia Airlines Academy in Petaling Jaya where the cabin crew are undergoing training in safety emergency procedures.

90.   Unions representing its pilots and cabin crew also have threatened to walk out.