British Airways has canceled about 1,600 flights on Monday and Tuesday following a two-day pilot strike at midnight, the BBC reports.

For Swedish, this means that five departures and five arrivals from Stockholm Arlanda have been canceled. At Landvetter in Gothenburg, three departures and three arrivals have been canceled. It is mainly the flights to London Heathrow that are affected by the strike, according to Swedavia.

- British Airways contacted its passengers on Friday already and made reservations. Hopefully, all passengers should have received the information and will not have to go to the airport unnecessarily, says Åsa Öhman at Swedavia's press release.

On Tuesday, six flights from Arlanda have been canceled and three from Landvetter.

"We are extremely saddened by the problems that the strike poses," the airline writes in a statement to its customers that was published on Sunday.

Conflict around wages

British Airways and the pilot union Balpa have been in conflict since the summer and despite several talks, they have not been able to agree in negotiations on terms and wages. However, the parties are willing to hold new talks, according to the BBC.

"We are ready and willing to continue talking with Balpa," the airline said in a statement, according to the BBC.

At the same time, Balpa's Secretary-General, Brian Strutton, says: "It's time to return to the negotiating table and make a serious offer that sets the point for this conflict," the BBC writes.

"Fair and generous"

In July, British Airways offered its pilots a pay rise of 11.5 percent over a three-year period - something the pilots rejected.

The airline believes that the pay offer is "fair and generous" and that the pilots should accept it. Especially since the company's ground and cabin crew as well as engineers agreed to the proposal.

The pilot union has also announced a strike on September 27.