Álex Cruz

British Airways has reached a deal to temporarily More Than 30,000 of its flight attendants and ground staff.

The airline grounded most of its fleet by the coronavirus, has been Locked In talks with the trade unions for More Than a week

But on Thursday, the BA CEO Alex Cruz told employees that a large majority of the employees would be locked for The Next two months.

He Said the government, the job retention System Fund 80% of their wages and salaries.

explaining the decision, Mr Cruz said: "We must act now to protect the jobs and ensure that the BA comes from The Other side of this crisis in The Best shape possible. "

The decision will affect all employees in Gatwick and London City Airport after the airline suspended its operations at both locations until The Crisis is over.

"The Number of colleagues who are furloughed said reflects the significant reduction in the fly," Mr Cruz.

to cut Under the jobs retention scheme, the government funds 80% of someone's salary to a maximum of £2,500 in the month. But trade Union Unite said There would be no cap on the earnings under the agreement with the BA.

The Union is also not a BA employee-said to be released during the coronavirus crisis.

"Given the incredibly difficult circumstances that is faced by the entire aviation industry, this is as good a deal as possible for our members," The Union 's national officer for aviation, Oliver Richardson, said in a statement.

No One who works for British Airways to be surprised by today's announcement. When the aircraft sit on the ground - and nearly all of the BA fleet to do just that, dispersed to the regional airports throughout the Country - There is no need for the army of the workers who fly the planes, you need to maintain, load and unload The Bags , and serve The Passengers .

employees typically Make Up about 40% of an airline's costs, and BA should complain to be able to 80% of the wages of the government employment support scheme) was Set Up to help businesses affected by The Virus .

BA has not asked So Far , the government, for other specific financial support. Yet EasyJet has to say, where older sources, The General support of programs - pay assistance, and guarantees - should be sufficient.

Virgin Atlantic , however, continue to press and MPs posted pointed out that it is the only British flag competition to British Airways on many key routes from Heathrow.

So Far , the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak , has a hard line, saying the airlines exhaust should all financial income, before the taxpayer. If the virgin has a formal request for more help, you need to be able to show that it meets the Chancellor test.

BA already had a separate deal with the 4,000 pilots a 50% pay cut about two months.

John Strickland , an independent aviation analyst, said: "tough negotiations" between BA and the Unite union, meant it had taken a while to reach an agreement.

"The pilot" deal for the half pay was closed rather earlier - I think it was a recognition of how serious the Problem was," He Said .

BA parent company International Airlines Group (IAG), is in a better financial position than some of its competitors. The Group has good gains in the last few years.

But the airline expected that the decision to suspend such a large number of workers gives an insight into how hard the UK aviation hit by travel restrictions designed to prevent the spread of the pandemic.

With future bookings cancelled for the foreseeable future, airlines are haemorrhaging cash were.

in The Next three months, The International Air Transport Association (IATA expects airlines to rack up losses of almost $40bn (£32. 3bn). It burned through its cash reserves fast, especially because of the multi-billion-pound costs for the refund of tickets will be cancelled for flights.

Many employees at Virgin Atlantic had their jobs suspended for two months, and teams at Easyjet are out of work for three months.

This Week , British Airways carried out, the government has to get the return flights to the hundreds of British nationals home from Peru after the Country went into lockdown.

It is one of several that the UK-based airlines, which has agreed to run more flights in The Coming weeks, hundreds of thousands of people still in other parts of The World .

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