British Airways passengers were warned that the threat of strike action was not over hours after the High Court issued an injunction banning the planned Christmas strike, The Times reports.
Union leaders were consulting lawyers last night and said that if a negotiated settlement was not reached with the airline they would hold a second ballot in the new year.
The airline’s cabin crew had been due to start a 12-day strike next Tuesday over changes they …

British Airways today started legal proceedings against the Unite union over a 12-day Christmas strike by cabin crew, as the airline prepares to block a crippling walkout in the courts, the Guardian reports.
BA are seeking an injunction to prevent the strike going ahead between 22nd December and 2nd January due to alleged irregularities in the ballot. “We are absolutely determined to do whatever we can to protect our customers from this appalling, unjustified decision from …

Almost one million air passengers face travel chaos over Christmas after British Airways cabin crew voted for a 12-day strike starting on 22nd December, The Times reports.
The dispute, which will cost the loss-making BA hundreds of millions of pounds, threatens to intensify, with unions planning more mass walkouts.
Unite won overwhelming support for the strike over changes they say have been imposed, including the reduction of one crew member on all flights.

British Airways are likely to merge with Spanish airline Iberia that today approved the merger, the financial headquarters of the new airline will be located in London.
The merged BA-Iberia carrier will be chaired by Antonio Vazquez, the current chairman of Iberia and it is also expected that Willie Walsh, BA’s chief executive, will retain his role at the merged group, The Times reports.
It is not clear what position Martin Broughton, BA’s chairman since 2004, will …

British Airways have plunged to a record pre-tax loss of £292m over the past six months, traditionally their most profitable trading period, the Guardian reports.
British Airways’ chief executive, Willie Walsh, warned BA’s 38,690 staff that the airline’s worst first half results since privatisation made further cost reductions “essential”.
Last year in the six months to 30th September, the company made a profit of £52m. The airline are now losing £1.6m a day after failing to generate enough …

Festive holidaymakers could find their Christmas holidays disrupted if the threat of industrial action by British Airways cabin crew staff becomes reality, politics.co.uk reports.
A dispute over contract changes has led to the balloting for strike action, the result of which will be announced on 14th December. Under industrial action rules a strike could take place from 21st December as a result.
Around 14,000 BA cabin crew face contractual changes which union Unite claim have been imposed without …

British Airways have announced that they are to cut 1,700 jobs and introduce a two-year pay freeze for cabin crew as they looks to cut costs during the downturn, the BBC reports.
They also announced that they would press ahead with plans to recruit new staff on different terms and conditions to current employees.
The airline are losing money and expects to make a big loss for the second consecutive year. ”Revenues are down, so we must reduce …

British Airways are cutting free meals on thousands of short-haul flights as it battles to cut losses of £400m a year, the Daily Telegraph reports.
No meals, rolls or sandwiches will be served after 10am on flights from London Heathrow lasting less than two-and-a-half hours, including destinations such as Madrid.
Passengers will be offered a biscuit or “snack bites” instead. Similar cutbacks have already been implemented on flights from Gatwick.
Long-haul passengers in economy will have their free …

Microsoft has been voted the country’s top brand, swapping places with Google, last year’s winner, the Telegraph reports.
The software company moved from second to first place in a list of the 500 brands that the public thought were reliable, distinguished and the best quality.
In second place was Rolex, the watch manufacturer, followed by Google, then British Airways and the BBC.
The list, voted by 2,100 consumers, is compiled by a company called Superbrands, who use an expert …

Hundreds of terrified people on a British Airways jet were evacuated on slides just before take-off today after smoke poured into the cabin, the Daily Mail reports.
The Heathrow-bound Boeing 747 had just pushed back from the departure gate at Phoenix Airport in Arizona, US, when the smoke was seen.
The pilot promptly decided to evacuate all 298 passengers on board using the emergency slides.
British Airways said everyone was evacuated safely from the plane, with around 15 …