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It looks as if holiday makers are in for yet more challenging times and may face months of travel chaos after British Airways cabin crew voted for strikes that threaten to disrupt the Easter getaway and the royal wedding itself.

Militants at the Unite union, which represents the majority of BA flight attendants, said the overwhelming vote to strike showed their 'determination' to continue the long-running dispute.

They have, for the time being, stopped short of naming dates, but the union must strike once within 28 days of yesterday's vote and has to give at least seven days' notice of any walkout.

As a result this puts the Easter break and the late May half term holiday at risk from action that could potentially run until mid-July.

This will of course affect potential tourism and visitors  flying in for the Royal wedding later next month. It comes at a time when a boost to our tourism industry is badly needed.

A warning came  from Unite general secretary  Len McCluskey  to airline passengers ' to not to go on holiday'

The union went on to say that 10,000 BA flight attendant members backed industrial action by 83 per cent of those who cast a vote - on a turnout of 72 per cent. However, the 5,811 who voted 'yes' represent fewer than half of BA's total 13,500 cabin crew, and six out of ten union members.

Just the mere threat of strike action creates uncertainty for thousands of travellers and is an important tactic aimed at hitting BA bookings in general.

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