Brief talks between British Airways and the Unite union have taken place to try and bring an end to the conflict the airline is having with its cabin crew. Although there has been no resolution, the union and BA are set for more talks in a week’s time. A spokesman for BA confirmed that there had been a meeting under the supervision of Acas, but that no agreement had been met.

Unite has threatened that it may continue with industrial action, which could mean further strikes as early as next month, if its members are in favour. The airline has suffered 22 days of strike action since March this year. Unite members recently voted to reject BA’s ‘final’ pay offer.

The airline maintains that any deal that is reached will be based around the recent proposals of a 2.9 per cent pay rise in 2011 with a three per cent rise a year later.

Willie Walsh, BA’s chief executive, said that contingency plans for further disruption were already in place. The airline plans to run all of its long-haul services even if there is a walkout. Mr Walsh added that even though he wanted a resolution to the current conflict, the airline’s volunteer programme for cabin crew was going very well.

Derek Simpson, Unite’s joint leader, said that there is no sense in BA continuing the conflict. He added that the union did not want to see the airline suffer and would much prefer to see it prosper in a way that was also beneficial to its staff.