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LONDON, Aug 1 — British Airways pilots have overwhelmingly voted to accept a deal cutting wages by 20 per cent with 270 jobs lost, according to aviation union BALPA. The deal, announced yesterday, comes as the airline struggles with the economic impact of the coronavirus which has seen it propose...

British Airways logos are seen on tail fins at Heathrow Airport in west London February 23, 2018. — Reuters pic

The deal, announced yesterday, comes as the airline struggles with the economic impact of the coronavirus which has seen it propose lay-offs of 12,000 staff, more than 1,200 of those pilots. It also prevents, said the union, an unpopular “fire and rehire” scheme where staff would have been handed new contracts on different conditions and which had led to strike threats.

 

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