Why the British Airways cabin crew are on a strike

British Airways cabin crew are staging a 48-hour strike from January 10, in a dispute over cabin crew pay. The strike has been called by the airline’s “mixed fleet” staff. This is a separate class of crew, which joined after 2010 and comprise 15% of BA’s total cabin crew.

There had originally been plans for a strike on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. These were called off following an improved pay offer from BA, but the crew members have since voted to reject it. Here, we look at the reasons behind the strike and the extent to which