Unite general secretary Len McCluskey says the airline was wrong to believe it could ‘walk all over’ its staff.

Union accuses British Airways of ‘industrial thuggery’

The union said there will be around 270 compulsory redundancies.

BA pilots vote to accept job and pay cuts package to 'save hundreds of jobs'

British Airways will operate the service between Newquay and Heathrow.

British Airways’ parent company IAG swung to a pre-tax loss of £3.8 billion in the first six months of the year.

The chief executive of British Airways says a report by the Commons Transport Select Committee is "not based on facts".

BA says no decisions have been made and it is doing everything it can to “sustain the maximum number of jobs”.

Rivals Ryanair and easyJet also signed the letter sent to ministers by BA’s parent company.

British Airways’ parent company is considering taking legal action against the decision to impose a quarantine on international arrivals.


BA is in the process of laying off staff to survive, but even those who end up keeping their jobs are being asked to make sacrifices.

Willie Walsh said BA will need to review its plans to resume flights after Boris Johnson’s proposals.

Currently BA planes are grounded at Gatwick, but the airline has said they may not resume from the airport when virus measures are lifted.

British Airways has warned staff there is "no certainty" of the airline returning to Gatwick Airport after the coronavirus pandemic.

The airline, which employs 42,000 people, has suffered from the global collapse in passenger numbers caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Cabin crew, ground staff, engineers and head office staff are likely to have their jobs suspended but redundancies are not expected.

Demand for air travel has collapsed since the coronavirus outbreak began. 

EasyJet announced it has slashed its flight schedules due to ‘unprecedented’ travel restrictions and a sharp fall in demand.