Strike-hit BA in travel vow

BRITISH Airways has vowed to keep 60 per cent of its customers flying during the looming strikes.

By The Newsroom

Published 16th Mar 2010, 09:03 BST

Updated 16th Mar 2010, 10:09 BST

The airline said it aimed to fly about 45,000 passengers a day during the first three-day stoppage due to begin on Saturday, with thousands more people offered alternative flights.

Gordon Brown yesterday put himself at odds with the Unite union – one of Labour's biggest donors – after unexpectedly speaking out about the strike.