The deal comes as the airline struggles with the economic impact of the coronavirus.
File: The deal, announced Friday, comes as the airline struggles with the economic impact of the coronavirusLONDON - British Airways pilots have overwhelmingly voted to accept a deal cutting wages by 20 percent with 270 jobs lost, according to aviation union BALPA.
The deal, announced Friday, 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. Salaries will initially be reduced by 20 percent, then by eight percent over two years, after which there will be no more wage cuts, said BALPA.
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."Our members have made a pragmatic decision in the circumstances but the fact that we were unable to persuade BA to avoid all compulsory redundancies is bitterly disappointing," said BALPA general secretary Brian Strutton.
Earlier this week, BA criticised the British government for placing quarantine rules on all travellers returning from Spain, claiming it would have an"impact on an already troubled aviation industry".
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