The strike of the British Airways cabin crew members continued for its second day on Tuesday, as a result of which, British Airways PLC's fleet of Boeing Co. 747 jumbo jets remained ashore. Tuesday was the second day of the five day strike.

Because of the action taken by the members at the London's Heathrow Airport, the U. K. flag carrier has decided not to run some of its 49 747 aircraft. Only a few turned up on the duty, whereas a higher number of crew members are required for the functioning.

According to the spokesman for British Airways, the 747 need at least 14 crew members as compared to 18 members on 777s. The spokespersons also stated that most of the BA’s 747s were flying, and all 46 of the carrier's 777s were also in service.

BA generally installs 747s only on long-haul routes. In the same time, last year, airlines flew 75,000 and 80,000 passengers everyday globally.

The airlines informed that it probably will transport the same number of passengers as it did on Monday i. e., 60,000 passengers on Tuesday.

It was also revealed that the remaining passengers have either rebooked their travel to other dates, or they will be transferred to other carriers.