Most of the pilots who had to leave had London’s Gatwick as their home airport. Those who go on forced leave will receive half their wages. The remaining pilots who remain on duty will have their salaries cut by 15 percent, The Sun writes, without citing the source of its information.
The airline wants to cut about 12,000 jobs, which is about 30 percent of the workforce. He faces criticism from unions and lawmakers for the plan. A parliamentary transport committee has accused the company of abusing the coronavirus crisis to lay off workers, despite the government’s contribution to people on forced leave.
IAG CEO Willie Walsh responded to the criticism by saying that “British Airways is fighting for survival”.
Like the entire aviation industry, the IAG is facing the effects of the covid-19 pandemic, which has paralyzed the aviation industry. Airlines around the world are expected to lose $ 84 billion this year this year.
As for the flight attendants and stewards, the IAG group proposed 80 percent of their wages in exchange for limited redundancies, Bloomberg said.
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