British Airways cabin crew has begun strike that will cause severe disruption to flights for the next three days. Talks between the airline and the Unite union which represents the crew, collapsed yesterday. A further four days of action are set to begin on 27 March although British Airways has said this weekend's action could disrupt flights into next week as well. Cabin crew are striking over pay and working conditions. British Airways says that 65 per cent of passengers will still be able to reach their destination during the first three-day strike even though a total of 1,100 British Airways flights out of the 1,950 scheduled to operate will be cancelled. At Heathrow, more than 60 per cent of long-haul flights will operate though only 30 per cent of short-haul flights are expected to do so with the help of aircraft leased from rival airlines.