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British Airways wins court order barring strike

A general view of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport, London after British Airways launched legal action in a bid to halt a planned 12-day strike by its cabin crew, which threatens travel chaos for a million passengers Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009. British Airways sought a court injunction to prevent a planned 12-day strike by cabin crew that could snarl travel plans over Christmas and New Year's for thousands of holiday passengers. BA said the ballot of around 13,000 workers by the Unite union contained "irregularities" that made it invalid. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons/PA Wire)A general view of Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport, London after British Airways launched legal action in a bid to halt a planned 12-day strike by its cabin crew, which threatens travel chaos for a million passengers Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009. British Airways sought a court injunction to prevent a planned 12-day strike by cabin crew that could snarl travel plans over Christmas and New Year’s for thousands of holiday passengers. BA said the ballot of around 13,000 workers by the Unite union contained “irregularities” that made it invalid. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons/PA Wire)

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Thursday, December 17, 2009

LONDON — Britain’s High Court has granted British Airways an emergency injunction to stop a 12-day strike by its cabin crew over the Christmas and New Year’s break.

Thursday’s ruling will be a relief to about a million travelers whose plans were threatened by the walkout, which was due to start Tuesday.

The court has backed BA’s claim that the ballot of about 13,000 workers by the Unite labor union was illegal because it included members no longer employed by the airline.

That means Unite must call off the strike. It can hold another ballot, but not until after Christmas.

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