British Airways pilots begin two-day strike

Last-minute intervention from Downing Street fails to end dispute over pay and conditions which will see majority of planes grounded

British Airways

British Airways pilots began a two-day strike at midnight over pay and conditions, in a row that will affect hundreds of thousands of passengers and shows no sign of being resolved.

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