BA cancels flights next week due to 48-hour stir

British Airways (BA) announced today the cancellation of all its flights from London's Heathrow airport for two days next week starting Tuesday on account of a strike called by Transport and General Worker's Union, the carrier's cabin crew union.

Willie Walsh, chief executive, BA, after more than 24 hours of intense discussions with the main union representing cabin crew,  said he was "bitterly disappointed" that it had not accepted a management pay offer.

"It (the union) has chosen instead to confirm a 48-hour stoppage on Tuesday-Wednesday that will wreck the travel plans of hundreds of thousands of customers," he said.