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Friday, 03 April 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: BA reaches deal to suspend thousands of workersThe airline will temporarily suspend more than 30,000 of its workers after reaching a deal with unions.

The Guardian

• British Airways suspends more than 30,000 staff while Heathrow shuts one runwayAffected BA employees will be paid 80% of their salary under terms of state furlough schemeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritish Airways is to suspend more than 30,000 staff, from cabin crew to ground staff, engineers and head office employees, until the end of May under the government furlough scheme for companies hit by the coronavirus pandemic.Meanwhile Heathrow has announced it will shut down one of its two runways from Monday due to the reduction in flights. A spokesperson for the UK’s biggest airport said: “Although we are seeing significantly fewer flights ...

Times Online

• Call for bailout as BA suspends staff [subscription]The government was accused of abandoning airlines yesterday as British Airways announced plans to temporarily lay off 80 per cent of its workforce.
• Drone flies to the rescue in first coronavirus food and drugs delivery [subscription]The world’s first drone delivery service will be launched next week to carry medicine and food to people forced to self-isolate because of the coronavirus.

City AM

• Coronavirus: British Airways owner IAG suspends 90 per cent of flightsBritish Airways owner IAG has said it will now suspend 90 per cent of its flights, up from the 75 The post Coronavirus: British Airways owner IAG suspends 90 per cent of flights appeared first on CityAM.

Mail Online

• British Airways 'to suspend 36,000 staff days after grounding ALL flights to and from Gatwick'Madrid-based International Airlines Group proposed a dividend of around 17p per share in February, when the ravages of the killer virus on society and the global economy were already apparent.

London Evening Standard

• London Heathrow to close runway as it scales back operations due to coronavirus pandemicUnder a new scaled-back operation the airport will only use one of its two runways, changing over on a weekly basis.

Cambridge News

• Drone footage shows eerie scene left behind as Stansted grinds to a haltThe coronavirus crisis has grounded planes at airports around the world

Other Regional Press

• British Airways reach agreement to put 36,000 staff members on furloughStaff will be on 80 per cent of their wage and no one will be made redundant