Thousands of British Airways passengers are learning that their flights have been cancelled because of the unprecedented 16-day strike by some cabin crew.
The latest strike in a long-running pay dispute involving BA"™s Mixed Fleet will run from Saturday 1 July to Sunday 16 July inclusive. Mixed Fleet comprise about 35 per cent of the airline’s cabin crew, and staff more than 60 routes from Heathrow "” about one third of the total.
While most flights will operate as normal, British Airways has cancelled a number of long-haul departures to and from Heathrow, but says that short-haul flights are unaffected.
Following approaches from many passengers with BA bookings who are concerned about their travel plans and the risk of cancellation, The Independent has analysed a wide range of flights to identify services that have been grounded.
On the Heathrow-Doha route alone, 12 flights have been cancelled in the first six days of the strike. Passengers will be switched to services operated by Qatar Airways, which owns one-fifth of BA’s parent company, IAG…
