LONDON - British Airways says it was forced to cancel "nearly 100 per cent" of flights for Monday and Tuesday after the British pilots union went ahead with a strike. The strike was called for by the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) amid a heated dispute over pay with the airline. British Airways said in a statement posted Monday it remains "ready and willing to return to talks with BALPA." Customers who had flights booked for Monday and Tuesday will likely "not be able to travel as planned," British Airways said. BALPA said last week that it would be willing to call it off if British Airways returned to the negotiating table.

Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(CNN) - Ryanair pilots in the United Kingdom have voted to strike over pay and working conditions, putting summer travel plans at risk for customers of the low-cost airline. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) announced late Wednesday that 80% of its members who took part in a ballot had supported the industrial action after negotiations with Ryanair reached an impasse. The pilots are scheduled to strike for two days starting August 22, and again from Sept. 2 to Sept. 4. Ryanair had planned its flight schedule based on the delivery of 58 of the 737 Max aircraft by summer 2020. British Airways pilots voted last month to strike for the first time since the 1970s.