Almost Half Of BA Passengers In Strike G

British Airways has said that it will only be flying 45,000 customers, roughly 60% of those who have booked flights with the airline, over the course of the scheduled three-day strike, which has been organised by Unite, the trade union which represents the majority of British Airways' cabin crew.

This spells gloom for the other 40% of passengers, who will find that their flights scheduled for March 20th, 21st or 22nd will be cancelled; the kind of news that reminds travellers that you never know what might happen when it comes to air travel, so it is always best to organise single or multi trip travel insurance first!

However, things have started to look a little rosier in the last day or so as British Airways has announced, in the latest update to its site, that more workers have offered to support the airline's contingency plans. This means that previously cancelled flights will have been added back to British Airways' schedule.

Meanwhile, the airline has offered seats on other airlines or on different flights to those affected, leasing aircraft from its rivals to carry passengers. In total, there will be 1,100 cancelled flights out of the 1,950 originally scheduled over the strike period. Luckily, British Airways has said that customers who find their flights cancelled will be able to book on rival airlines instead free of charge, which is good news for those wondering if they can claim for their cancelled flights against their travel insurance.

The strike, the first of two, with the other planned from the 27th March, is the result of the breakdown of talks between union Unite and British Airways with regard to the airline's planned cost-cutting measures.