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LONDON (AFX) - Qantas Airways PLC will carry hundreds of passengers affected by next week's mass strike by British Airways PLC (BA)'s cabin crew.Australia's national carrier has agreed to fly any BA passengers scheduled to travel between London and Australia during the planned strike on Tuesday Jan 30 and Wednesday Jan 31.A Qantas spokesperson said BA passengers booked on flights bound for either London or Australia during the strike would be able travel with Qantas.'No Qantas flights have been rescheduled and we have managed to accommodate our customers,' the spokesperson said. 'If they are code-sharing on a Qantas/BA flight we have managed to put them on a Qantas aircraft.'BA cancelled all passenger flights out of Heathrow Airport for the two days after failing to resolve a dispute with cabin crew over sick pay, wages and staff levels. All BA domestic and European flights to and from Gatwick airport will also be grounded.About 150,000 passengers are expected to have their travel plans disrupted as a result of 1,300 flights being cancelled by Europe's third largest airline.r.jones@thomson.comrj/roCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2006. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited
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