BA IN CRUNCH STRIKE TALKS WITH UNIONS

BRITISH Airways is believed to be talking to union officials today to avert possible strikes that would bring more air misery.

- GRAHAM HISCOTT

Airline chiefs are understood to be meeting the Unite union over a pay row involving about 500 check-in staff at Heathrow and issues raised by other BA workers.

Last month a Unite ballot of its 16,000 BA staff received 97% backing for potential industrial action.

A source said: “It will be a pretty important meeting. If they want to buy themselves some time they can do something on pay but there are a lot of other issues to resolve.”