British Airways (BA) will resume talks with the Transport & General Workers Union (T&G) today to prevent cabin crew strike action.
The cabin crew branch of the T&G plans on striking on Tuesday and Wednesday, causing problems for air passengers across the world. A total of 1,300 BA flights have been cancelled, a move predicted to cost the airline millions of pounds.
Further action is also planned by the T&G for two three-day periods in February.
However BA chief executive Willie Walsh and T&G general secretary Tony Woodley are expected to meet today after talks on Friday failed to reach a resolution.
BA state that they "remain committed to pursuit of a negotiated settlement before next Tuesday" but have listed its flying schedule online so customers can "allow sufficient time for alternative travel arrangements to be made".
Over 8,100 cabin crew voted to strike in a postal ballot of nearly 11,000 T&G members. The 96.1 per cent in favour of strike action in the ballot, which saw an 80 per cent turnout, was seen to demonstrate employee dissatisfaction with pay and promotion within the airline.
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