British Airways have announced that they are to take legal action and try to prevent the cabin crew strikes set to begin on 22nd December.
BA chief executive Willie Walsh said “We do not want to see a million Christmases ruined”.
“Irregularities” had been highlighted by BA in the strike ballot which it believes makes the outcome of the vote invalid, including sending ballot papers to staff who had already left or were in the process of leaving the airline’s employment, and therefore should not have been balloted.
BA said it hoped the legal action would “protect customers from the massive stress and disruption” threatened by the 12-day stoppage.
