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British Airways Pilots Begin Two-Day Strike

British Airways pilots have on Monday begun a two-day strike in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions, the first time they have taken industrial action

British Airways (BA) pilots have on Monday begun a two-day strike in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions, the first time they have taken industrial action.

About 1,700 flights were canceled by the airline, disrupting the plans of tens of thousands of passengers. The British Airline Pilots Association says BA should share more of its 2 billion euro profits with its pilots.

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LONDON | BA chief calls border control delays at Heathrow a "farce"

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LONDON | BA chief calls border control delays at Heathrow a "farce"

LONDON  — The head of British Airways has urged the British government to move immediately to shorten the long lines regularly faced by passengers arriving at Europe’s largest airport, London’s Heathrow.

In a letter Monday to the Times of London, CEO Alex Cruz says two-hour immigration lines are the norm now for non-European travelers at Heathrow. He described the situation as a “farce,” and said it was worse than any other European airport.

Cruz suggested the lines are sending a poor message for a country trying to prove it was open for business as it prepares to leave the 28-nation European Union next year.

Britain’s Home Office disputed Cruz’s assertion, saying “the vast majority” of people coming into Britain cross the border “within our service standards.”

By  Associated Press