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The Latest Breaking News from British Airways

Why are so many flights being cancelled?

Flying from the UK feels like a lucky dip at the moment - but what reasons are airlines giving for this season’s mass batch of cancellations?

The Independent UK

Flight cancellations: How to get a refund and compensation?

Flight cancelled? You are due a replacement flight as soon as possible, meals and hotel accommodation if necessary – and cash compensation as well

The Independent UK

How do I know if my flight will be cancelled and what are my rights?

Airlines have been told to cut services now to avoid chaos later

The Independent UK

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Airport chaos as luggage ‘abandoned’ and passengers ‘forced to sleep on floor’

Travel meltdown comes as Britons warned to brace for summer of ‘massive disruption’

The Independent UK

Backlash after senior Labour figure attacks strikes and big pay claims

David Lammy warns rebel MPs not to ‘stand on picket lines’ ahead of ‘further disputes‘

The Independent UK

Lammy says he will not support BA strikes as he defends Labour’s stance

The shadow foreign secretary said the party is fully behind negotiation to resolve any industrial dispute.

The Independent UK

Ryanair boss claims 'Brits don't want to be baggage handlers' amid UK airport chaos

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary also claimed his airline has been 'completely unaffected' by the airport chaos because they saw travel recovery coming 'early'

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Ryanair boss says British people ‘do not want to be baggage handlers’ amid staff shortages

Michael O’Leary also said the low-cost airline has been ‘completely unaffected’ by the issues that have impacted rivals

Evening Standard

Europe’s travel woes deepen as strikes add to scrapped flights

A wave of airline strikes and flight cancellations is deepening Europe’s transport crisis, disrupting travel plans just as the region’s peak summer season gets under way.

Bangkok Post

'Scared' strikers struggling to pay bills 'can't afford not to strike'

"Everybody is hurting. There are people over there now who are experiencing real poverty"

Liverpool Echo

A brief upturn in a punishing month for stocks

Recap: Global stocks moved higher on Friday, heading for their first weekly gain in a month after fears of an economic recession, while inflation eased on declines in commodity prices.

Bangkok Post

Travel: 8 questions on flight cancellations, strikes and your rights, answered by Simon Calder

‘Be more optimistic, people!’ says Simon Calder

The Independent UK

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

Hundreds of British Airways check-in workers and ground-handling agents at Heathrow Airport have voted to walk out in a row over pay - causing travel chaos for families looking to go abroad this summer

Daily Record

UK gave airlines 4.4m free pollution permits in 2021, study finds

Government generosity meant industry could pollute for free, and airlines were left with 900,000 excess permits they could keep or sell

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Heathrow Airport: British Airways strikes to take place this summer

The industrial action follows a wave of similar strikes across the public sector over recent months. Many are demanding higher wages to deal with the cost-of-living crisis.

Manchester Evening News

'Absolute shambles': Passengers face travel chaos at Manchester Airport as HUGE queue snakes along walkway and TUI website down

Although some travellers reported no problems at all, others described a long queue snaking out of Terminal 2 into the walkway towards Terminal 1

Liverpool Echo

ITV Good Morning Britain's travel expert sends message to anyone with a BA booking

British Airways staff have voted emphatically in favour of strike action

Evening Standard

What to do if your flight is delayed? Flights disrupted globally due to tech outage

Everything you need to know if you have been affected by flight delays and cancellations

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Liverpool Echo

ITV travel expert warns BA strike action could be 'end of summer as we know it'

Workers voted emphatically in favour of strike action over a pay dispute

Evening Standard

London commuters face further headaches as weekend rail strike looms

Rail passengers faced further disruption on Friday because of a deadlocked dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.

The Independent UK

British Airways strike: How will industrial action affect flights and holidays from Heathrow?

Staff involved in the dispute run check-in and departure gates as well as checking Covid test and vaccination certificates

The Independent UK

What the papers say – June 24

Friday’s front pages warn of terminal ‘turmoil’ and ‘chaos’ as worker dissatisfaction with wages spreads to British Airways.

Liverpool Echo

BA, easyJet and Ryanair strike update amid 'gruelling summer of travel chaos' warning

The airline industry faces further disruption as it continues its post pandemic recovery struggles

Daily Mirror

'BA has treated staff appallingly by using cover of Covid to impose worse pay'

'Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has failed to lift a finger to try to resolve the growing number of disputes in the sector he is meant to oversee'

Daily Mirror

BA made low-paid staff take 10% pay cut - and 'reinstated it only for managers'

Hundreds of British Airways check-in workers at Heathrow airport have voted to walk out in a row over pay - causing travel chaos for Brits looking to go abroad this summer

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