British Airways Massive Staff Cuts Bring Fresh Blow to U.K.

  • Job losses ‘at odds’ with mood of the country, union boss says
  • IAG chief Walsh has consistently opposed airline bailouts
British Airways aircraft parked at London City Airport, on April 22.Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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IAG SA’s plan to slash as many as 12,000 jobs at British Airways, a scale of cuts unseen since the coronavirus struck, threatens fresh damage to the economy and puts Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a tight spot.