Britain

Easter British Airways pilots’ strike averted

British Airways pilots have announced they will not strike over the Easter period.

Talks between the pilots’ union BALPA and BA had broken down last Friday (March 7) over plans to outsource work with worse pay and conditions to the airline’s new service OpenSkies.

“Our row is not with the travelling public who will have worked hard for their Easter break,” said BALPA General Secretary Jim McAuslan. Industrial action has not been ruled out, however, and the dispute continues.

Pilots has previously voted overwhelmingly to take strike action for the first time in 30 years.