Airlines were accused of exploiting the coronavirus crisis to slash jobs and workers' pay today. British Airline Pilots' Association general secretary Brian Strutton told MPs carriers were “egging the pudding too much to take advantage of the crisis”.
British Airways came under heavy attack during a two-hour session of the cross-party Commons Transport Select Committee. There were also hints passengers could boycott the carrier if potential fliers were unhappy with BA's actions.
BA is among several airlines planning redundancies as the aviation industry battles the Covid-19 crisis. Planes across the globe were effectively grounded as lockdown and travel restrictions were imposed.