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IN PICS: British Airways strike gains momentum

Over 1000 flights are set to be cancelled, followed by second walkout.

IN PICS: British Airways strike gains momentum

IN PICS: Travel chaos as British Airways strike continues

British Airways (BA) cabin crew began a three-day strike on March 20 after last-ditch talks on a dispute over pay and conditions collapsed, leaving thousands of travellers facing chaos. More than 1,000 flights are set to be cancelled over three days, followed by a potentially more disruptive second walkout for four days from March 27 ahead of the busy Easter holiday period.

This photo: A Unite union picket supporting striking British Airways cabin crews outside London’s Heathrow Airport on the second day of a three day strike by British Airways cabin crews Sunday March 21, 2010. British Airways and the union representing the airline’s 12,000 cabin crew both claimed they held the upper hand on the second day of a three-day strike March 21.

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IN PICS: Travel chaos as British Airways strike continues

British Airways (BA) cabin crew began a three-day strike on March 20 after last-ditch talks on a dispute over pay and conditions collapsed, leaving thousands of travellers facing chaos. More than 1,000 flights are set to be cancelled over three days, followed by a potentially more disruptive second walkout for four days from March 27 ahead of the busy Easter holiday period.

This photo: A man standing on an official picket line outside Heathrow airport wears a T-shirt depicting BA Chief Executive Willie Walsh as Adolf Hitler on the first day of a three day strike by BA cabin crew on March 20, 2010 in London, England. The Industrial action, which was taken over a dispute of pay and working conditions, has seen 1100 BA flights cancelled out of 1950 scheduled services. A further four day walkout is scheduled to begin on March 27.

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IN PICS: Travel chaos as British Airways strike continues

British Airways (BA) cabin crew began a three-day strike on March 20 after last-ditch talks on a dispute over pay and conditions collapsed, leaving thousands of travellers facing chaos. More than 1,000 flights are set to be cancelled over three days, followed by a potentially more disruptive second walkout for four days from March 27 ahead of the busy Easter holiday period.

This photo: A British Airways plane approaches for landing in front of a Unite union picket supporting striking British Airways cabin screws on March 21, 2010 outside London’s Heathrow Airport on the second day of a three-day strike by British Airways cabin crews. British Airways and the union representing the airline’s 12,000 cabin crew both claimed they held the upper hand on the second day of a three-day strike on March 21.

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IN PICS: Travel chaos as British Airways strike continues

British Airways (BA) cabin crew began a three-day strike on March 20 after last-ditch talks on a dispute over pay and conditions collapsed, leaving thousands of travellers facing chaos. More than 1,000 flights are set to be cancelled over three days, followed by a potentially more disruptive second walkout for four days from March 27 ahead of the busy Easter holiday period.

This photo: British Airways passenger jet flys over other British Airways passenger jets parked at London’s Heathrow Airport on the second day of a three day strike by British Airways cabin crews on March 21, 2010. BA said it was reinstating at least 26 flights after so many cabin crew ignored the strike and turned up for work, but the Unite union dismissed its claims as ‘spin’.

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IN PICS: Travel chaos as British Airways strike continues

British Airways (BA) cabin crew began a three-day strike on March 20 after last-ditch talks on a dispute over pay and conditions collapsed, leaving thousands of travellers facing chaos. More than 1,000 flights are set to be cancelled over three days, followed by a potentially more disruptive second walkout for four days from March 27 ahead of the busy Easter holiday period.

This photo: A member of BA cabin crew holds a placard on an official picket line outside Heathrow airport on the first day of a three day strike by BA cabin crew on March 20, 2010 in London, England. The Industrial action, which was taken over a dispute of pay and working conditions, has seen 1100 BA flights cancelled out of 1950 scheduled services. A further four day walkout is scheduled to begin on March 27.

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IN PICS: Travel chaos as British Airways strike continues

British Airways (BA) cabin crew began a three-day strike on March 20 after last-ditch talks on a dispute over pay and conditions collapsed, leaving thousands of travellers facing chaos. More than 1,000 flights are set to be cancelled over three days, followed by a potentially more disruptive second walkout for four days from March 27 ahead of the busy Easter holiday period.

This photo: Unite union Assistant General Secretary Len McCluskey speaks to strike supporters at a really near terminal 4 at Heathrow airport near London on March 20, 2010. British Airways (BA) cabin crew began a three-day strike on March 20 after last-ditch talks on a dispute over pay and conditions collapsed, leaving thousands of travellers facing chaos. More than 1,000 flights are set to be cancelled over three days, followed by a potentially more disruptive second walkout for four days from March 27 ahead of the busy Easter holiday period.

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IN PICS: Travel chaos as British Airways strike continues

British Airways (BA) cabin crew began a three-day strike on March 20 after last-ditch talks on a dispute over pay and conditions collapsed, leaving thousands of travellers facing chaos. More than 1,000 flights are set to be cancelled over three days, followed by a potentially more disruptive second walkout for four days from March 27 ahead of the busy Easter holiday period.

This photo: A Unite Union banner is hung next to a picket by British Airways cabin crew members on March 20, 2010 near the entrance to Gatwick Airport at the start of a three-day strike over pay and working conditions. More than 1,000 flights are set to be cancelled over three days, followed by a potentially more disruptive second walkout for four days from March 27 ahead of the busy Easter holiday period.

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