British Airways plans to make up to 12,000 staff redundant

BA boss says more than 1-in-4 jobs could go as coronavirus causes global collapse in air travel

British Airways has set out plans to make as many as 12,000 of its staff redundant due to the global collapse in air travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The airline’s chief executive, Alex Cruz, told BA’s 42,000 staff on Tuesday night that the company “must act decisively now to ensure that British Airways has a strong future” and that more than one in four jobs must be cut.

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