British Airways cabin crew strike begins

British Airways cabin crew have begun the first day of a new round of strikes today amid a continuing war of words between union leaders and the airline’s boss Willie Walsh.

Last-minute talks between the airline and representatives from the Unite union were broken up by outside protesters on Saturday. Further negotiations between the two parties failed to materialize over a failure to agree about travel perks withdrawn from staff involved in a previous strike in March.
Despite the walk out, BA remains focussed on flying as many passengers as possible during the first of three five-day strikes.

Services to the most popular destinations in Europe, including Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, have been cancelled as the airline pumps resources into keeping as many as possible of the profitable long-haul routes open. However there will be some disruption to services to New York JFK and Dubai.

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