Threat of BA strike at Heathrow suspended after airline agrees pay deal

Unite union to ballot members on vastly improved' offer for check-in staff - while Jet2 announces 8% salary increases

The dispute that threatened to cause a strike by British Airways check-in staff at Heathrow airport during the summer holidays has been suspended, after the airline made a vastly improved" pay offer.

After a day of talks on Wednesday a package was agreed with the Unite and GMB unions that sources said in effect met its demand to restore the 10% pay cut introduced during the pandemic.