Late word from the BBC is that the strike planned for January 7 by workers at the UK’s largest airports (BAA-operated) has been averted. The two other “scheduled” strkes for the 14th and 17th are technically still on but are also expected to be cancelled as BAA and Unite union are expected to reach a resolution. The 24-hour strike would have resulted in a week-long cataclysm of delay and misery for anyone transiting through the UK.