If you're among the tens of thousands of passengers flying with British Airways over the next couple of weeks, the chances are that you will face severe disruption due to the cabin crew strikes which began today.
BA said 65% of passengers would still be able to reach their destination during this first three-day strike, although 1,100 of the 1,950 scheduled flights would be cancelled. Heathrow is expected to be the worst-hit airport, with 60% of long-haul flights and only 30% of short-haul flights expected to fly.
The strikes follow an increasingly acrimonious dispute between the airline and the Unite union over plans by the company to cut staffing levels on every flight by at least one crew member.
Another four days of industrial action are set to begin on 27 March and further action is expected from mid-April unless the deadlock is broken.
The union has accused the company of wanting a war over the dispute, while the company says costs and outmoded working practices need to be tackled.
How has the strike affected your travel plans? Does the dispute make it less likely you will travel with BA in the future? And where do your sympathies lie – with the crew or management?
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