British Airways Cancels 1,700 Flights as Pilots Strike

British Airways pilots began a two-day strike on Monday, grounding nearly all of its flights and disrupting thousands of passengers.

British Airways planes are parked at Heathrow Airport in London on Jan. 10, 2017. Frank Augstein/File Photo via AP

LONDON—British Airways (BA) pilots began a two-day strike on Monday, grounding nearly all of its flights and disrupting thousands of passengers in a dispute over pay.

The airline, part of the International Airlines Group (IAG), canceled 1,700 flights to and from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Monday and Tuesday ahead of action by British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) members in BA’s first-ever pilot strike.