BA cancels 320 flights at Heathrow amid security staff strikes

IAG SA’s British Airways is set to scrap 320 flights at London’s Heathrow airport during the Easter week as security workers plan a 10-day strike over pay.

The airline is axing 32 short-haul flights per day for the duration of the industrial action, set to take place from March 31 to April 9. That’s equivalent to about 5% of the airline’s schedule, according to British Airways.

Unite has called on security staff at Terminal 5 to strike to seek better pay. Heathrow Airport has proposed a 10% wage increase, an offer the union amounts to an actual pay cut given the rate of inflation.

Affected customers can request a full refund or rebook their flight with BA or a different carrier, the airline said. BA expects most customers to be able to travel within 24 hours of their originally planned flight.

Long-haul services and flights to and from Gatwick and London City Airports will continue to operate as normal.

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