London — British Airways cancelled almost all flights departing and arriving in the UK on Monday, as the airline’s first pilots’ strike in history began, sparking travel chaos for tens of thousands of passengers.

The industrial action over pay on Monday and Tuesday by members of the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) trade union follows about nine months of failed talks...

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