British Airways: Thousands to lose jobs as airline pushes ahead with cuts

Thousands of British Airways staff will be sent letters telling them they have lost their jobs on Friday, as the airline pushes ahead with a plan to cut employee numbers by 29% in the face of bitter opposition from unions.

British Airways, owned by IAG , said in April it would need to axe up to 12,000 of its 42,000 staff to survive the Covid-19 pandemic and remain competitive.

But the plan has met fierce resistance from cabin crew union Unite which said on Friday it would also keep fighting against pay cuts for existing staff.

BA said that 6,000 employees had decided to