BA cabin crew in new ballot for 12-week summer strikes

British Airways flights face more disruption this summer from a 12-week walkout by cabin crew.

The Unite union is to ballot for a third time over a new round of strikes which could ground flights from 3 August until 25 October.

Those hoping to travel to European destinations could bear the brunt of the dispute if a resolution between the union and airline cannot be reached.

The ballot is over the use of staff from other parts of the business as cabin crew during the strikes, the "vindictive" withdrawal of travel concessions for those who walked out and disciplinary action against 55 union members.

BA's chief executive Willie Walsh said: "It is clear that Unite have been unable to ground BA, that their strike action has failed and that they would never ground BA."