More work-related strikes are threatening to interrupt the travel plans of million of air and rail travellers over the following months, as disagreements between worker unions and two operators British Airways (BA) and Network Rail escalates.

A strike of BA cabin crew next week may be possible if talks between the Unite trade union and the airline company fail. The airline had already asked for an extension to consider the union’s pay cut offer of 2.6 per cent.  As result, unite has decided not to strike during the Easter, but the group warns that a walkout could happen next week if BA fails to agree over Unite’s pay cut deal.

However Bassa, a part of Unite, gave a warning to its members that a walkout is still very possible. In an email, Bassa officers stated that BA and Unite did not reach an agreement yet.

Meanwhile, Network Rail, which owns Britain’s railway system, warned that a nationwide strike of its workers is also looming. Signallers and maintenance workers are being balloted over new changes in working environment and job cuts. The poll’s outcome is expected to be revealed next week.

Robin Gisby, Director for Operations of Network Rail, informed that thousands of employees will strike over Easter. Gisby said that the union’s chosen timing for the strike will greatly affect rail passengers travelling for Easter. He admitted that a walkout by signallers could possibly shut the busiest parts of the rail network down because vital signalling centres would be left unstaffed.