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BA flights crippled as pilots launch 48-hour strike
Inside Terminal Five at Heathrow Airport, London, on day one of the first-ever strike by British Airways pilots

BRITISH AIRWAYS flights were crippled today as pilots launched a 48-hour strike over pay.

Members of the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) are taking their first-ever industrial action against the airline, grounding hundreds of flights.

BA has offered a pay rise of 11.5 per cent over three years but Balpa says its members wanted a bigger share of the company’s profits.

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