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British Airways cabin crew boss dies of coronavirus in a hospital bed alongside recovering Boris Johnson Ian Johnson, a cabin service director in his 50s, was in St Thomas’ Hospital ICU He was on a ventilator for ten days before he tragically passed away yesterday Mr Johnson is thought to be the first BA staff member … Read more
British Airways fly 50 dogs and cats from Cyprus to UK to begin new lives after they were abandoned during coronavirus crisis The animals were taken on BA 747 cargo flight from Larnaca to London Heathrow Received specialist care while in the air and many have since been re-homed The aircraft was also carrying food, … Read more
British Airways pilot out of work due to coronavirus is ‘back in the cockpit’ as he starts new job as Tesco delivery driver Peter Login has ditched Boeing 747s for a Tesco Mercedes Sprinter delivery van British Airways pilots were told to take a 50% pay cut in addition to unpaid leave He was praised … Read more
British Airways has struck a deal with its unions to suspend more than 30,000 cabin crew and ground staff in one of the airline industry’s most dramatic moves yet to survive the coronavirus pandemic. With global travel in turmoil as the virus takes hold around the world, BA’s owner, IAG, said it would also cut … Read more
British Airways worker, 29, finds her £480 iPhone 8 still works TWO MONTHS after she dropped it in the Thames Thayse Bussolo-Vieira was feeding swans when iPhone 8 dropped out of pocket British Airways worker, 29, returned to same area with fiancee two months later They found £480 phone ‘sitting at bottom’ of river and … Read more
British Airways ‘to suspend 36,000 staff days after grounding ALL flights to and from Gatwick due to coronavirus’ By James Wood For Mailonline Published: 00:10 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 00:10 BST, 2 April 2020 British Airways is expected to announce it will suspend around 36,000 staff as it battles to survive the coronavirus … Read more
Relieved passengers burst into applause after a British Airways repatriation flight from Peru landed at Gatwick this morning – but travellers claim they were ‘left in the dark’ by the Foreign Office over whether to self-isolate or not. The flight was one of two BA flights that took off from Lima on Monday evening and … Read more
British Airways pilots have opted to take a 50 per cent pay cut in April and May as the company fights for its survival amidst the coronavirus pandemic. BA employs 4,500 pilots who will take two weeks of unpaid leave each month. The reduction in their salary will be spread out over three months to … Read more
The UK Government is drawing up plans to buy shares in British Airways and other airlines hit by the Pandemic Crisis to keep them afloat, insiders confirmed. Talks are in place which could see the State holding equity stakes in companies on the brink of collapse as coronavirus panic damages the UK economy. Billions of … Read more
British Airways has today cancelled all flights to and from Italy until April 4 because of coronavirus. The airline said it had axed its 60 flights a day to cities including Milan, Venice and Rome after the Government decided anyone arriving in the UK from the country must self-isolate for a fortnight afterwards. Anyone who … Read more