BA cabin crew have announced four more days of strikes, to start on February 22, as a dispute over pay continues. About 2,900 crew members in BA’s mixed fleet belonging to the Unite union will stage industrial action for four days starting next Wednesday. The union says it aims to “pile on the pressure” on the airline, which it accuses of paying poverty wages to cabin crew. The strike is in addition to four days of strikes due to start on Friday. Since the start of the year there have been 11 days of strike action, including six days last week. But executives last week ruled out further negotiations. Basic pay in the mixed fleet, which all new recruits to BA join, starts at around GBP12,000, though the airline says crew earn a minimum of GBP21,000 after allowances and bonuses. Unite says cabin crew earn GBP16,000 a year on average. Unite says BA has been forced to “wet lease” aircraft from other airlines to cover for the striking staff and estimates that this is costing the airline between GBP2,000 and 3,000 an hour.<br/>