British Airways reaches union accord to avoid further summer of chaos       

The European aviation industry has suffered unprecedented bottlenecks and long check-in lines at airports from Heathrow to Brussels to Dusseldorf and Dublin.

British Airways reached an agreement with check-in employees to head off a strike that threatened further disruption after the carrier scrapped thousands of flights amid a staffing crunch.

The Unite and GMB unions said they’ll ballot members on the proposed offer, which includes higher pay. Workers got “close” to what they were seeking, which was a reversal of the 10% pay cut imposed during the pandemic, according to a person familiar with the deliberations.