The United Kingdom's flagship airline British Airways (BA) will temporarily lay off 28,000 employees, which is a staggering 60% of its entire workforce, news agency PTI reported. The move comes amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis which is spreading like wildfire across the world and paralysing the airline sector, among several others. The deal will now be sent to Unite's members at British Airways for final approval. International Airlines Group (IAG), the owner of British Airways and Spanish carrier Iberia, had on Monday said it would slash the group's flight capacity by 75% during April and May owing to the coronavirus outbreak. Global airlines have cancelled thousands of flights worldwide, as COVID-19 decimates demand for passenger travel, with destinations to China and Italy hit particularly hard.

Source: dna April 03, 2020 03:22 UTC