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British Airways has today told staff it may cease to operate flights out of Gatwick airport after the coronavirus pandemic. The news was revealed in a memo, written by the head of BA’s Gatwick operation and seen by BBC News. This comes as it was revealed the beleaguered airline is seeking to cut pilot numbers … Read more
British Airways has today told staff it may cease to operate flights out of Gatwick airport after the coronavirus pandemic. The news was revealed in a memo, written by the head of BA’s Gatwick operation and seen by BBC News. This comes as it was revealed the airline is seeking to cut pilot numbers by … Read more
Pilot unions have slammed British Airways who announced plans to make one quarter of their staff redundant in response to the Covid-19 crisis. The firm, which is owned by the International Airlines Group, said it is planning to lose 12,000 jobs after claiming demand will not return to 2019 levels for several years. Brian Strutton, … Read more
Thousands of British holidaymakers are owed £7billion for trips cancelled because of the global coronavirus pandemic with banks and airlines flouting the law by refusing refunds, it was revealed today. There is growing anger that the Government has not intervened when lenders and travel firms are illegally withholding cash that should be paid within a week for flights … Read more
British Airways will make up to 12,000 workers redundant as owners IAG say it will take airline years to recover from coronavirus crisis Madrid-based IAG says portion of BA’s 45,000 staff now face redundancy News of redundancies comes weeks after owners aced £300mn payout scheme British Airways previously axed all flights in and out of … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: British Airways will make up to 12,000 workers redundant says its owners IAG By Luke May For Mailonline Published: 17:28 BST, 28 April 2020 | Updated: 17:28 BST, 28 April 2020 BREAKING: Thousands of British Airways workers look set to lose their jobs as its owners IAG announce redundancies on Tuesday afternoon. More … Read more
A British animal lover who found two emaciated dogs in Cyprus rescued them and got them back to Britain on a Boeing 747 that was bringing in coronavirus medical supplies. Andrea Siddons, 51, who runs the Cyprus Dog Rescue centre from her home on the island, found two ‘unrecognisable’ dogs who were both so skinny … Read more
A British Airways crew has flown 2.5million pieces of PPE equipment back to the UK from China in a 28-hour non-stop mercy mission. Seven pilots and six crew made the trip to pick up the supplies and bring them back to be used by NHS frontline staff amid a nationwide shortage. Every seat on the … Read more
Government pays BA to fly to China to bring back 2.5million face masks and gloves – crammed into empty passenger seats – for the UK’s frontline health workers BA was paid by the Government to bring vital PPE to the UK from China Seven pilots and six crew made the trip in a Boeing 777 … Read more
British Airways Airbus crashes into an Emirates jet as it pulls out from the gate at Dubai airport A six-month-old Airbus A350 crashed into an Emirates jet on a Dubai runway The plane, which had no passengers, was on its way back to Heathrow airport Images from the collision show crumpled metal on the Boeing’s … Read more