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Elly Rewcastle

British Airways staff to strike - What does that mean for the summer holidays?

Travel chaos is looming at Heathrow Airport after British Airways staff voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action over the summer holidays. Check-in workers and ground-handling agents backed walkouts in a dispute over reinstating pandemic pay cuts.

Unions Unite and GMB say around 95% of those balloted voted in favour of the industrial action, in a move set to cause more travel chaos as the industry struggles to recover from the Covid pandemic.

Dates for strikes have yet to be announced as unions give British Airways a chance to respond. But here's everything you need to know about what will happen and what you can do about flights already booked.

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