UNITE accused British Airways yesterday of making “misleading statements” to the media — despite promising to put an embargo on comments on cabin crew strikes.

Both sides agreed to the embargo while negotiations to resolve the dispute over pay were underway, however, the airline broke the embargo and issued a statement quoting “misleading pay figures” in a bid to undermine any industrial action.

Unite members in the “mixed fleet” cabin crew who joined since 2010 earn less than existing employees, and voted by 79 per cent for strike action after rejecting a pay offer, and are set to walk out on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.