British Airways face more strikes

British Airways cabin crew are to stage fresh strikes in May and June, following industrial action which brought misery to travellers earlier this year, the Unite union has said.

Workers will launch four five-day strikes from May 18-22, May 24-28, May 30-June 3 and June 5-9, following action in March in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions, the union says.

The announcement comes after workers overwhelmingly rejected a BA offer aimed at heading off new action.

"Cabin crew are left with no choice but to take further strike action," Unite's joint bosses Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley said on Monday. They said they were "dismayed" BA had rejected an approach by the union at the weekend.

- AP