British Airways Faces First Pilot Strike in 40 Years After Vote
- Crew voted Monday to take industrial action in pay dispute
- Carrier and union have failed to reach deal at arbitration
A British Airways airplane comes into land at Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport in London.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg
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British Airways pilots voted in favor of industrial action as part of an accelerating pay dispute, laying the groundwork for their first strike in about four decades.
Pilots backed action including a walkout with a 93% majority, the British Airline Pilots Association said in a statement on Monday. British Airways is meanwhile due to appear at the U.K.’s high court on Tuesday to seek an injunction to halt any strike, which threatens to disrupt the crucial busy summer travel period.