Flight delays
May 30, 2010
British Airways cabin crew launched a fresh five-day strike on Sunday in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions.
The trade union Unite planned the strikes to coincide with the school holidays in Britain, with a further five-day stoppage planned from June 5, which could keep World Cup fans from attending the matches in South Africa.
Costly feud
BA said flights to and from Heathrow, one of Europe's busiest hubs, would be affected but that it hoped to operate more than half of its services.
Negotiations between the two sides deadlocked on Friday, with Unite accusing BA chief executive Willie Walsh of blocking a resolution to the dispute on travel perks for cabin crew.
This month, BA posted a record annual pre-tax loss of 635 million euros. Seven days of walkouts in March cost BA around 50 million euros ($72 million).
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