BRITISH Airways agreed to a deal with staff today to end a two-year dispute that prompted a series of crippling strikes.
The agreement will apparently involve the reinstatement of travel perks for workers - something that Willy Walsh, chief executive of Britain's flagship carrier, had previously vowed would never happen, Sky News said.
The UK's Unite union will recommend the deal to its members at a meeting tomorrow (AEST), and will ask them to vote on calling off strike action.
The dispute has cost BA an estimated £150 million ($245 million) thanks to strikes that lasted more than three weeks in total.
Cabin crew initially walked out over plans to cut jobs, but the dispute evolved to become a bitter row with Bassa, the branch of Unite which represents BA crew.
The rift with Mr Walsh was over the airline's decision to remove travel concessions from staff involved in previous rounds of strikes.
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