It appears that the threat of a British Airways strike may yet still happen.  The airline faces the prospect of a cabin crew walkout in March after the Unite trade union announced plans for a new strike ballot. The vote is expected to take a month to organise and if nearly 13,000 cabin crew approve a walkout, as is widely expected, a strike could be held from around 4 March onwards.

Both sides are deeply entrenched in their respective positions, with BA adamant that cabin crew numbers on flights must be cut, including a contentious unilateral decision to reduce staffing on long-haul routes. Unite, angered by the fact that the changes were imposed, has demanded the reinstatement of crew levels along with the payment of extra fees as a form of compensation.

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