Members of a British Airways cabin crew union began a second five-day strike after talks held last week aimed at resolving the long-running dispute ended without agreement.
The new wave of industrial action by the airline's cabin staff started officially at midnight (2300 GMT) with little sign on the horizon of a breakthrough in the increasingly bitter row.
Thousands of passengers face more disruption at the start of a week of school holidays in Britain. Cabin staff are due to begin a third wave of strikes on June 5, days before the start of the World Cup football tournament in South Africa.
The two sides are locked in disagreement over pay, reduced staffing levels and cuts to benefits.
Talks between BA and the airline's largest cabin crew union, Unite, broke off without a deal on Friday. Conciliation service ACAS said it was seeking to arrange further talks.
The stoppages come at a difficult time for BA, which last week reported a second straight year of record losses and is battling a global economic downturn and industry-wide recession.
BA chief executive Willie Walsh and union leaders continually blame each other for breakdowns in the often acrimonious negotiations.
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