BA wins injunction to stop cabin crew strike

LONDON Dec 17 (Reuters) - British Airways BAY.L won a court order to stop a 12-day strike planned by cabin crew over Christmas on Thursday.

A judge at London's High Court upheld the airline's complaint that voting irregularities made the ballot invalid.

Lawyers for the British carrier argued in court that ballot papers were sent to staff who had left the company or were in the process of leaving and should not have been balloted, breaching industrial relations law.

BA cabin crew voted on Monday to walk out from Dec. 22, escalating a dispute over job losses and changes to working practices.

(Reporting by Elizabeth Fullerton)