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| BA strike hits 80 young musicians | BA strike hits 80 young musicians |
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| Eighty members of a youth wind band booked to perform a "dream concert" in New York have heard their flight is grounded by the British Airways strike. | |
| The players from the Cardiff County and Vale of Glamorgan's Music Service's Youth Wind Band each raised £1,000 to fund their trip and accommodation. | The players from the Cardiff County and Vale of Glamorgan's Music Service's Youth Wind Band each raised £1,000 to fund their trip and accommodation. |
| They were due to play at the famous Carnegie Hall, in Manhattan, as part of the New York wind band festival. | They were due to play at the famous Carnegie Hall, in Manhattan, as part of the New York wind band festival. |
| Now they do not know whether they can make it across the Atlantic. | Now they do not know whether they can make it across the Atlantic. |
| Cath Hughes, whose son Cameron is among the players hoping to play in New York, said: "It's a complete nightmare. | |
| "We were living in hope but that hope has now gone." | "We were living in hope but that hope has now gone." |
| Clarinettist Aled Williams said the band were hoping to get to New York by any means possible | Clarinettist Aled Williams said the band were hoping to get to New York by any means possible |
| She said organisers were speaking to BA about trying to get the children on alternative flights. | |
| "BA are trying to split the group so they kids can get there somehow," she said. | "BA are trying to split the group so they kids can get there somehow," she said. |
| But she said supporters and parents had been told they would probably have to find their own way there with other airlines. | But she said supporters and parents had been told they would probably have to find their own way there with other airlines. |
| "It's something every musician dreams of; to perform at Carnegie Hall. | "It's something every musician dreams of; to perform at Carnegie Hall. |
| "They have been given this huge honour to represent their country in New York. It is the trip of a lifetime." | "They have been given this huge honour to represent their country in New York. It is the trip of a lifetime." |
| The musicians, all aged between 14 and 20, were due to fly out on 20 March, the day that members of the Unite union at BA begin their first three-day strike. | The musicians, all aged between 14 and 20, were due to fly out on 20 March, the day that members of the Unite union at BA begin their first three-day strike. |
| They are due to play Carnegie Hall three days later. | They are due to play Carnegie Hall three days later. |
| Raising money | Raising money |
| The young players have been raising money for the trip for more than 18 months and are due to play a final fund-raising concert on Tuesday at City Hall, Cardiff. | The young players have been raising money for the trip for more than 18 months and are due to play a final fund-raising concert on Tuesday at City Hall, Cardiff. |
| The Unite union representing British Airways cabin crew has said its members will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March. | The Unite union representing British Airways cabin crew has said its members will go on strike for three days from 20 March and for four days from 27 March. |
| They are striking over changes to pay and staffing levels imposed by the airline last November. | They are striking over changes to pay and staffing levels imposed by the airline last November. |
| The airline said it was "very sorry for the stress and disruption Unite's decision will cause". |