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BA accused of planning 30,000 job cuts as government called on to support aviation industry

BRITISH AIRWAYS was accused today of putting 30,000 jobs at risk as airports nationwide face closure “within weeks” due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The GMB union said Britain’s national carrier had taken the unprecedented step of issuing an HR1 consultation notice for redundancies without specifying the number of jobs at risk.

National officer Nadine Houghton said: “British Airways appear to be putting all staff on notice of redundancy.

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