British Airways announces new job losses

Airline Industry Information, Feb 13, 2002

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British Airways is to cut another 5,800 jobs and is planning a significant restructuring of its short haul business.

The job losses, which are on top of the 7,200 previously announced, have been put into place to cut costs and help reduce the airline's debts.

The total of 13,000 job cuts will include 400 pilots, 3,400 cabin crew, 800 customer services staff at Heathrow, 550 customer services staff at Gatwick, 1,500 engineers, 2,600 world sales staff, 800 cargo employees and 2,950 others.

The planned restructuring of the airline's European short haul business will allow it to compete with no-frills carriers. From June 2002, business travellers and holidaymakers will be offered lower fares, greater flexibility and more choice, reported PA News.

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