British Airways strike back on

British Airways passengers face a new wave of walkouts by the airline's staff after a court overturned an injunction blocking a series of strikes. "Despite the obvious enthusiasm of colleagues here, this is not a moment for being triumphant. We shouldn't have been in this process. The case brought by BA was trivial," Unite's Derek Simpson said outside the court.The Unite union, which represents the BA staff, launched an appeal earlier this week, shortly after a technicality led a judge to rule that industrial action would be illegal. British Airways said in a statement on its website that it is "very disappointed" that Unite's appeal has been upheld."Our key concern now is to keep as many of you flying as possible and we will be proceeding with our contingency plans.""We would like to apologise to any of you who are affected by the strike. We will do all we can to minimise the disruption to you," it added.Strikes could begin as early as next week. Workers had been due to stay away between May 18 and 22, May 24 and 28, May 30 and June 3 and June 5-9. BA's refusal to reinstate travel perks for strikers and action taken against some of those who've walked out previously, appear to be the main stumbling blocks preventing an end to the dispute. Bay Capital