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.
To Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, three out of the first five daily round-trips in July have been cancelled. Saturday’s Heathrow-Muscat departure, and the return on Sunday, has also been grounded.
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