British Airways staff may now sleep in first-class seats on long haul flights

BA’s Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners do not have dedicated crew rest seats - (Getty Images)

British Airways cabin crew can now sleep in empty business and first-class passenger seats during long-haul flights.

Crew will be given the additional rest areas on planes without dedicated crew bunks following talks with the cabin crew union, the British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association (BASSA).